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Clan Ewing in Search of a Chief

This year, Clan Ewing will appoint its first chief in almost 250 years. 

Since the last Family Convention in 2014, Clan Ewing has been led by its commander, John Thor Ewing, and it has grown in strength and recognition.  But the institution of commander can only be an interim measure.  The time has now come to appoint a chief.

The last known Chief of Clan Ewing was Robert Ewing of Craigtoun, who is believed to have died in 1776.  Since then, the line of descent has been lost, and it has not been possible to discover the heir to the chiefship by right of inheritance.  So we’ve reached an impasse. 

The Ewing Family Association is organizing a new Family Convention to be held later this year when, unless a hereditary claimant can be securely established, a new chief will be appointed by the clan.  If you cannot attend the Family Convention in person, there will also be an opportunity for eligible clans folk to vote in advance.  Among the candidates will be John Thor Ewing, current Commander of Clan Ewing.  If you think you have a legitimate claim to be chief of this historic clan, or if you wish to stand for election as chief, Clan Ewing wants to hear from you now—straight away, before it’s too late!

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The Ewing Family Convention will be held on 21st September 2024 at Strathleven House, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK, and simultaneously at the Crowne Plaza St Louis Airport Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri, USA, when, unless a claim can be proven through hereditary right, the clan will appoint its choice of chief—the first for nearly two-and-a-half centuries.  The meeting will be held under the supervision of George Way of Plean, Carrick Pursuivant and former Procurator Fiscal of the Court of the Lord Lyon. (Also see Wikipedia article.)

Full information, including program, registration, and fees at our 2024 Gathering at St Louis page.

You can ask questions or Register to Vote in the Clan's Convention by email at: 

vote@ewingfamilyassociation.org.

You must register to vote by 30 June 2024.  Click here for registration form

vote@ewingfamilyassociation.org.

The Y-DNA Project

A major activity of the Association is our Y-DNA Project. With Y-DNA, we have found significant genetic relationships among Ewing men, some going well before the time of conventional genealogy and family history. Check our recently revised web pages.

The Warrior Regiment

The Warrior Regiment is an honorary veterans' group within EFA, for those who have faithfully served as veterans of the Armed Forces of the USA. See: Warrior Regiment.

Important Links:
The Ewing Family Association Newsletter is published twice each year. 
The E.F.A. Discussion Forum is a place to go to get your questions answered!
Clan Ewing is the Scottish clan closely aligned with the E.F.A.

Tidbits

Winchester in Frederick County ... so close to everywhere! Located at the northern tip of Virginia, it is the northern gateway to the Shenandoah Valley. Just 70 miles northwest of Washington, DC, Winchester, Frederick County, is located along Interstate 81 and is convenient to Interstate 66. Routes 50, 7, and 522 intersect in Winchester.

Winchester, surrounded by vast orchards, constitutes one of the largest apple export markets of the nation and the largest apple producing area in Virginia.

Winchester is known for hosting the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival, an annual event featuring the world's largest fire-fighters' parade. Festival highlights also include a grand feature parade, coronation of Queen Shenandoah, a circus, a large arts-and-crafts show in the park, and much, much more! The population of Winchester rises from 25,000 to 250,000 during the Apple Blossom Festival.

Winchester has received awards for Best Public Celebrations and Most Loveable Small Towns in Mountain Homes - Southern Style's Winter 2007 Annual Guide issue. Chosen from towns in upscale communities in Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Maryland, Winchester ranks number 14. This comes on the heels of a survey done by a major insurance company that named Winchester one of the safest of its size in the entire U.S.

Winchester, Virginia, was settled primarily by Germans and Scots-Irish.

Newtown, Newtonfield, Stephensburg, Pantops, Stephens, Stephens City--- all names for the town where the road to Alexandria intersected the Great Wagon Road.

The tomb of Lord Fairfax, the home and grave of Revolutionary hero General Daniel Morgan, George Washington's headquarters and those of Stonewall Jackson - all within Winchester.

Frederick County was the birthplace of Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Willa Cather and the hometown of country music legend Patsy Cline.

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