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Autumn/Winter Newsletter

The Autumn/Winter newsletter will be out soon. 
Do you have an event/exhibition/book or anything else that you think other Stewarts would be interested in? 
Send the the details to Jenn by 15th November.

Membership

It's time to renew your membership. 
Annual membership is from January to December each year. The easiest way to do it is here on the website. Contact the Secretary if you are not sure if you need to do or if you would like to set up a standing order or pay directly into our bank account.  

You can now pay for your membership by PayPal.

If you are not a member and you are just browsing our website please join us - we welcome members from all over the world.  You can join here

Would you like to give someone a gift membership for Christmas? 

Email the Secretary  and she can arrange for a certificate to be emailed to you.

 

Membership Certificate

Looking for a different present for a significant birthday, Stewart wedding or anniversary? Why not get a membership certificate?

You can order them here -Order your certificate here
Please note it can take our lovely calligrapher a little while to write them, so please be patient!

Office Closure


The Office will close for the Christmas Holidays at 4pm Tuesday 19th December and reopen on Wednesday 3rd January 2024.

 

St Andrews University Bursary

Are you a Stewart/Stuart  undergraduate at St Andrews University? You should  have received an email from the university about the Stewart Society bursary. If you have not yet replied please do so as soon as possible to ensure you can receive your bursary this year.
If you have any questions then email the Secretary, Jenn Chamberlain

If you are a Stewart/Stuart student at another university then the Benevolent Trust may give  small grants to aid your studies or relevant extra curricular activities. Examples in the past have been to help with time abroad for language students, attendance at conferences, attendance a prize giving for a prize winner, training for a award winning athelete.  
Please contact the Secretary, Jenn Chamberlain for further details. 

Commissioners

We are looking for members who can attend Highland Games and other events, welcome new people to the Society and recruit new members. 

Do you live in : - 

Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana, Mississippi?

USA North West and Central?

Ohio-Pennsylvania & West Virginia?

Victoria South Australia and Tasmania?

We are looking for  Commissioners to represent the Society in those places - if you are interested please contact the Commissioners' secretary - John Lansley -  email John here

 We would also welcome throughout the UK members to attend Highland Games and other events  to represent the Society and  recruit new members in 2024.

Contact Jenn to discuss - email Jenn here

Trustees

The Trustees of the Benevolent Fund are:-

Lord Stewart (2020) 

Earl of Moray (2021),

Annie Stewart (2021),

Jamie Stewart ygr of Ardvorlich (2022)

Geordie Burnett Stuart of Crichie (2022)

 

The Trustees of the Heritage Trust are:-

Earl of Moray (Chair, 2020),

Lachlan Stewart (2021),

Charles Steuart Fothringham (2022)

and Catherine Maxwell Stuart of Traquair 2021).

 

The 2022 Accounts are available on the members' downloads.

 

Newsletter by email

Do you get your newsletter by post?  Have you considered receving it by email? 
You can read it any time on any device you like and at time when postage grows ever more expensive save the Society a little money. 
If you would like to make a donation to help with postage or any other adminstration costs  to the  Stewart Society then you can do so here.  The Stewart Society is not a charity. 
https://www.stewartsociety.org/make-a-donation.cfm

Events

2024 Gathering and AGM

 

The date and place for next year's Gathering will be announced soon.

Wanted - An Hon Editor of the Magazine

Responsible for the overall look and content of the magazine. The editor is ex-officio a member of the Council of the Society Council and can attend meetings. If you are interested expressions of interest please to the Secretary, Jenn Chamberlain

Library Visits

We are pleased to say that  we welcome visits to the Stewart Society again  by members, researchers and Stewarts/Stuarts on  Mondays and Wednesdays  Please email Jenn to check she is available. There is not normally anyone available on Friday.

You can also get in touch  with Jenn and ask her advice on your research or see if she can find a particular article or book via email. Please be patient as Jenn is not in the office all the time so it may take a few days to answer a query or find something you are looking for.
 Researchers if you have an urgent query do get in touch and Jenn will try to help you 

Council of the Stewart Society

The next meeting of the  Council of the Stewart Society  will be  Tuesday 23 April 2024 at 53 George St, Edinburgh.
The meetings of Benevolent Fund and Heritage Trust will also take place that day.
Papers will be sent to all members and trustees.

Useful Links

Want help looking for your Stewart ancestors?

Try these links first. All helpfully gathered together in one place.  Updated regularly so keep checking

Family Lines - useful links

Want to know more about the real history of tartan? Who wore what and when? How the Stuarts used tartan to help them with the Jacobite cause?

The history of tartan