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St Andrews Students 2024/25

If you are a current St Andrews undergraduate  student with the last name Stewart/Stuart then the university will contact you soon regarding the bursary.
If you are a Stewart/Stuart student in full time  higher or further edcation  elsewhere in Scotland including the Open University then you may be eligible for  a small grant  for activites such as attending a conference or  spending time abroad to support your studies.
Contact the Secretary to discuss. 

You can donate to the Stewart Society Benevolent Fund here. The Stewart Society Benevolent Fund

St Andrews Students and members of the Stewart Society Council

Magazine and newsletter

We  welcome contributions from members to our newsletters  - please send anything to the  Secretary. The autumn edition of the newsletter is out and the print one will arrive soon.

Contributions are welcome on all topics with a Stewart/Stuart/Steuart connection - family histories, family trees and family research: prominenet characters in the past and the present day; places, buildings, works of art, objects literature, folklore, music and tartans.
Both academic and non-specialist articles are accepted. 
Before sending your article please contact  The editor

 

 

 

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 these are not available for Christmas 2024 . Orders will open again in 2025.


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?

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

If there is a Highland Games or other Scottish event in your area and youwish to represent the Society - get in touch!

 We would also welcome throughout the UK members to attend Highland Games and other events  to represent the Society and  recruit new members in 2025.

Contact Jenn to discuss - email Jenn here

Trustees

The Trustees of the Benevolent Fund are:-

 

Earl of Moray (2021),

Annie Stewart (2021),

Jamie Stewart ygr of Ardvorlich (2022)

Geordie Burnett Stuart of Crichie (2022)

Catherine Maxwell Stuart of Traquair (2021).

Earl of Galloway (2021)

 

The Trustees of the Heritage Trust are:-

Earl of Moray (Chair, 2024)

Lachlan Stewart (2021),

Charles Steuart Fothringham (2024)

and Catherine Maxwell Stuart of Traquair (2024)

 

The 2022 Accounts are available on the members' downloads.

 

Society closure for the holidays

The Stewart Society will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 - Monday 6 January 2025

 

Events

2025 Gathering and AGM

Watch this space for announcement for next year.

Highland Games and other events

The London Dinner
May 2025, Caledonian Club London - date tbc

 

 


 

Council, Heritage Trust and Benevolent Fund meetings

The next meeting of the Council of the Stewart Society, Benevolent Fund and Heritage Trust will be in Spring 2025. Date to be confirmed.

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 before visiting. 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.

If you would like to make a donation to the  Stewart Heritage Fund which is the charity that buys the books for the library and maintains the archive, you can do so here Donate to the Heritage Fund



 

Newsletter

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

Make sure you don't miss anything

Why not take out a Standing order (UK bank accounts only)  or a Paypal subscription then you will not have to remember to renew your membership. 
You can download a standing order here

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