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Sgurr Uaran volume 29, number 2

Volume 29, Number 2

The President’s Letter

August 2005

Hugh MacRae II, President-Emeritus

John M. MacRae-Hall, President

PO Box 404

Westminster, SC 29693- 0404

Valerie R. See, Secretary

PO Box 2282

Snohomish, WA 98291-2282

Laura Belle Macrae, Treasurer

306 Surrey Road

Savannah, GA 31410-4407

Robert A. McRae, Genealogist

349 Empire-Chester Highway

Cochran, GA 31014

Larry T. McRae, Editor

625 Dogwood Road

Boone, NC 28607

[email protected]

828-264-0574

Lorraine McCrea, Webmaster

5510 Timberlane #4

East Lansing, MI 48823

[email protected]

Upcoming Events 2

International Gathering In Scotland

3

Photo Album 5

For Sale: MacRae Tartan and a McRae Family Cookbook

10

Ceud Mile Failte 10

Tallahassee Area Accommodations

2

Inside this issue:

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CLAN MacRAE SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA 306 Surrey Road Savannah Georgia 31410-4404

G reetings to you all. Summer is here and fast slipping by and a busy season ap-proaches. The International gathering in Scotland is past and so too are the Grandfa-

ther Mountain Games. As I write this, our dear friends, the Grandfather Mountain High-landers Pipe Band are in Scotland competing in the Pipe Band Championship where I am sure they will perform with all their considerable skill and enthusiasm. They have put great effort into this endeavour, to say nothing of a great deal of their own time and money. Although we have contributed toward their funds, they are a long way short of meeting their expenses. Accordingly, I urge you to contribute what you can to their ongo-ing needs. Please send your donations to the Donald J. MacRae Memorial Fund, care of our Treasurer, Laura Belle Macrae, 306 Surrey Road, Savannah, GA 31410.

At Grandfather Mountain, we had the Honour of leading the Parade of Tartans, on this, the 50th Anniversary. Sad to relate we failed to win the Clan of Excellence Award. Our contingent marched with their customary smartness and determination, but alas, the judges in their infinite wisdom, passed the award on to Clan Napier, who have promised to keep it safe for us until next year!

Our Society’s next event is at the Charleston, South Carolina, Highland Games 16th/18th of September, held at Boone Hall Plantation, Mt. Pleasant, just to the northeast of Charleston. The Clan of Honour there is Clan Frazer and the Guest of Honour, their Chief, Lord Lovat. The Frazers have very graciously extended an open welcome to any MacRae and asked us to be represented there to greet Lord Lovat. I shall certainly be attending and we shall have our Clan tent next to the Frazers’. The setting for these games is gorgeous and of course, Charleston is a delight always.

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Online at www.macrae.org

W e are extremely pleased to an-nounce that Ms. Lorraine (Lori)

McCrea of East Lansing, Michigan, has stepped forward to take on the duties of Webmaster for the Clan MacRae Society of North America. We are indebted to Dewey Ray and Stuart Macrae for estab-lishing the site and shepherding it through early days. Lori has already brought the website up to date and added some won-derful photo galleries. If you haven't vis-ited it in a while, take a look: Sgurr Uaran will carry announcements of upcoming events, and so on, but for timely publica-tion (and more widespread), send an-nouncements to Lori, who herself sends the following notice:

A CHANCE FOR MEMBERS TO SHARE THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS:

This notice is to let you know that I will be starting a photo album on the website for the Clan MacRae Society of North America: http://www.macrae.org/. I would like to invite members to share their interesting photographs with us that might relate to Scotland, the MacRae Clan, local Scottish activities or other events of interest. Photos should be submitted to: [email protected] and be accompanied by a short description for each photo which includes identity of the place and any persons in the photo. Photos will be chosen based on sub-ject, variety and quality of the photos —Lorraine McCrea, Webmaster

Welcome to A New Webmaster


Upcoming Events

Later this fall, we have the Tallahassee Games in November; here we are being truly welcomed as The Clan of Honour. To make this a memorable event we have declared it a Clan MacRae Gathering. This is to be a major produc-tion, the Games Site is, once more, truly beautiful, held in a private estate on verdant parkland embellished with superb Live Oak trees. The Social functions will be held at the nearby Killearn Country Club. Full details of this very important event for us, will be published in our next newsletter, which will be circulated at the beginning of November, prior to the event weekend of 11/20th. Full details will be provided. Let us make this a great event for all MacRaes. Our Overseas cousins would love Northern Florida at that time of the year, beautiful weather and temperatures around mid 70’s. Many other great things to see and do. It would make it a vacation of a lifetime.

A final note, our dear friend and Vice President, Stuart Macrae, is quite poorly. Whilst awaiting surgery, he put in a brave appearance at Grandfather Mountain. Shortly after, he underwent the operation but developed complications during recovery. He has subsequently been diagnosed with Lymphoma and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. He would appreciate your expressions of support by post at 12623 Terrymill Drive, Herndon, VA 20170-2282. We all wish Stuart a speedy and successful recovery. Our prayers are with him and his mother, Laura Belle.

—John MacRae-Hall

The President’s Letter, Cont’d.

Charleston Scottish Games and Highland Gathering

T he games will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2005 with a Sponsor’s Reception on Friday evening,

a ceilidh on Saturday evening, and Kirking o’ the Tartan Sunday morning at the First Scots Presbyterian Church. The site is the Boone Hall Plantation, a spacious and pleasantly wooded site in Mount Pleasant, just across the new Cooper River Bridge from Charleston. Guest of Honor is Lord Lovat, Chief of Clan Fraser. Quite a young man, he assumed the title and chiefship on the death of his grandfather, the legendary Simon Fraser Lord Lovat, who was a founder of the Commando units in the British army, landed on D-Day with his personal piper piping him ashore, and was described to Stalin by Winston Chur-chill as ‘the mildest mannered man that ever scuttled ships or cut a throat’. Because of the long association between our clans, the Frasers have asked especially for a MacRae presence at the Charleston Games. For ticket information and a list of cooperating motels, visit the Charleston Scottish Society’s website http://www.charlestonscots.com/csghg/ ; for other information call the Games Chairman Skip Spence at 843-552-2563.

Tallahassee Celtic Festival T he Festival will be held on Saturday, November 19,

2005. As noted in the President’s Letter, Clan Mac-Rae will be Clan of Honor. The Annual General Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Tallahassee Festival, and a Clan Society Brunch is planned for Sunday morning at the Kilearn Country Club and Inn. Full details on all scheduled events will be published in a special issue of Sgurr Uaran in the first days of November. Meanwhile, our Commissioner Dan McRae has forwarded the follow-ing list of accommodations cooperating with the Festival:

Travel tip: November has some of Florida’s nicest weather, generally dry with pleasant

temperatures. The short week before Thanksgiving (following the Tallahassee

Celtic Festival this year) is one of the least crowded times of year at Disney World.

Tallahassee Area Accommodations: Killearn Country Club & Inn (Host Hotel) 100 Tyron Circle,Tallahassee, FL 32309 Special Room Rate 59.95 + tax 850-893-2186 Cabot Lodge 1653 Raymond Diehl Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308 Room Rate $70.00 + tax Deadline to get special rate : Nov 4, 2005 850-386-7500 Wingate Inn 2516 W. Lakeshore Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32303 Room Rate $80.00 + tax Deadline to get special rate: Nov. ? 2005 850-553-4400 Econo Lodge 2681 N. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 3856155 Pet Friendly Room Rate $55.00 + tax Special Code to get rate: CELTIC 800-553-2666 or 850-385-6155


2005 International Gathering of MacRaes

T he MacRaes, including many from the United States, gathered in Scotland in July for events from Edin-

burgh to Eilean Donan. Following is an account of the activities and a photo album. Most of the text is from Judy McRae, who organized a tour from the US in con-junction with the Gathering. Text set inside square brack-ets [ ] is from LaVonda MacRae Hart, who will soon complete her eighteen-month Mission at the National Ar-chives of Scotland in Edinburgh. I offer my apologies to both of them for ruthless pruning of their contributions.

M ore than 200 MacRaes from all over the world de-scended upon Scotland to make the 2005 Clan

MacRae Gathering a smashing success. You would not think that the experience in 2000 could be topped, but for many of us who had the good fortune to attend both, 2005 was the best yet, an event to be treasured.

The Gathering started in Edinburgh with a walk-ing tour of the Royal Mile led by Sandy MacPherson. While some strolled the Royal Mile, others explored Ed-inburgh Castle including viewing the Scottish Crown Jewels and the Stone of Destiny. It was exciting to real-ize that MacRaes were all over Edinburgh exploring its many nooks and crannies. But, we were all gearing up for the first real test of our fortitude – the Walk up the Dry Dam to Arthur’s Seat that afternoon. Although only 823 feet high, Arthur’s Seat can be challenging. Known also as the Lion’s Head, Arthur’s Seat is the highest hill in a series that take the form of a crouched lion.

Doubts about our abilities to tackle Arthur’s Seat evaporated as we heard the familiar strains of a bagpipe. It was Jimi “The Piper” McRae, there to lead us up the climb! How excited we were to see him again as our Clan Piper. It felt like coming home to also see Com-mander Jim McRae, who organized the Edinburgh events, as well as Marigold MacRae, her daughter Baroness Miranda Van Lynden and Miranda’s son Tristan. As most know, Marigold is President of the Clan MacRae Society of Scotland, and her daughter Miranda is head of the MacRaes of Conchra. We felt warmly welcomed by

all. Jimi then set off with Eduardo Macrae of Buenos Ai-res following and holding our tartan flag high. The walk up the Dry Dam to Arthur's Seat commemorates the events of 1778 known as “The Affair of the Wild Macraes.” Feeling that their enlistment contracts had been abridged, six hundred members of the 78th Regi-ment, the Seaforth Highlanders, with a group of MacRaes as ringleaders, accomplished the only successful mutiny in the history of the British army. Leaving Edinburgh Castle they were led up Arthur’s Seat with their piper playing “Macraes March.” Exactly 227 years after that historic event, we followed in the footsteps of those Wild MacRaes through Hollyrood Park, up “Piper’s Walk,” and to the very top of Arthur's Seat. Every step up and for-ward reminded us of the conviction and fortitude of those Highlander Macraes. [We “marched” up the hill behind Jimi playing “Macraes March.” It was amazing to me that he could play the bagpipes all the way up that steep hill, as it was quite a climb and not everyone made it up, including my husband Ralph. (Marigold followed Jimi all the way, and she is 75 years old!) Part way up the hill Commander Jim McRae told some of what happened there many years ago. This area of the hill was named the “Piper’s Walk” because while the regiment was camped on Arthur's Seat, a piper would walk along the ridge and play the pipes every evening. It was a spectacular view and being a fairly clear day we could see a long ways around the city of Edinburgh and out across the Firth of Forth. Fortu-nately it was much cooler than the previous five days had been so that made the climb much more manageable. The folks were friendly and it was easy to get into conversa-tions. The only one we knew was Marigold MacRae.] Just as we were successful in ascending Arthur’s Seat, the Macraes of Seaforth’s Highlanders were suc-cessful too, for they were absolved of mutiny charges and received assurances they would not be sent to the East Indies. We would like to say the story ends here, but many MacRaes in later years by necessity served on for-eign soil far away from home, almost as a foreshadowing of the Highland Clearances.

That evening we convened for a banquet at the Signet Library in Parliament Square, where the British government has received and entertained world leaders such as Vladimir Putin. Commander Jim McRae and Marigold MacRae welcomed us into this famous room, and we sat down to a sumptuous three course meal in the Upper Library. Completed in 1822, the Upper Library is on a grand scale with Corinthian columns and beautiful artifacts. Among ancient volumes and under images of Apollo and the Muses, we dined as a clan and made new friends. We were fortunate to have three of our Directors with us: Mary Ann McRae from Midland, TX, Faye

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Moore from Gladstone, MO, and Leon Folsom from At-lanta, GA. Jimi McRae serenaded us with his pipes, and it was a wonderful ending to an eventful day.

Next morning we were up bright and early and off through the countryside to Sheriffmuir, a beautiful and desolate spot five miles north of Stirling. It was a gray day with a light mist. Here on a cold day in November of 1715 the Macraes, on the Jacobite left wing, fought val-iantly for three hours against the Duke of Argyle’s dragoons. Finally pushed back to the Allan Water, they were cut down almost to a man; there is an old saying that there were 58 new widows in Kintail that day. After listening to Commander Jim McRae begin the story of the Battle of Sheriffmuir at the Memorial Cairn, we walked across the battlefield to the Gath-ering Stone. Here Jim told of the Mac-Raes’ courage on the field of battle al-most three centuries ago as they were savagely attacked by the dragoons. Each time their lines were broken, the Mac-Raes would rally again – up to ten times that day. Sgurr Uaran! What makes this loss even more tragic is that when the Jacobite commander should have stayed the course and attacked again, he with-drew his army to Perth, leaving the bat-tlefield and the Forth to government forces. Sheriffmuir became a pointless and indeci-sive slaughter. After our outing onto the moors, we were ready for the hot lunch that awaited us at the Sheriffmuir Inn. We gathered and dined and fellowshipped on very good cuisine. Some said it was the best fish and chips of the whole trip!

The next day we made our way to Dornie in northwest Scotland. We gathered at Dornie Hall across from Eilean Donan castle and lunched on some of the best sandwiches, coffee, and tea ever. Marigold MacRae once again welcomed us to the Gathering of Clan MacRae. You could tell the real family history buffs for they were huddled over the charts and books at the back of the room. Tina Glendinning and Fiona McRae did an excel-lent job displaying the family histories that were sent in from all over the world. Renee Gibson was there also with her spinning wheel displaying her fine crafts. For several hours, we ate, conversed, and searched the family histories hoping to find distant cousins in the room.

Later that afternoon we drove to Glen Shiel for an informative and colorful retelling of the Battle of Glen Shiel. Jimi McRae was there once again piping high on the hill to greet us. Alex MacKay, castle tour guide and local historian, did a fine job recounting the battle where

(Continued from page 3) on June 10, 1719, government forces under General Jo-seph Wightman confronted a mixed force of Spaniards and poorly provisioned and dispirited Jacobite Highland-ers. Failing to receive the reinforcements they expected, the Jacobites were overwhelmed by the Hanoverian troops and abandoned their rebellion. The Highlanders left for their homes and the Spaniards surrendered.

As much as we enjoyed the welcome at Dornie Hall and the haunting scenery of Glen Shiel, the best was yet to come. On this night we attended the Clan Mac-Rae Banquet in the Eilean Donan Banqueting Hall. Dressed in our fin-est Scottish attire, we headed for the castle. It was a beautiful evening as we stepped onto the bridge and walked to the castle with Jimi once again there to greet us with his pipes. As we walked under the portcullis, a glance up revealed the Gaelic inscrip-tion, “As long as there is a MacRae inside, there will never be a Fraser outside.” How well we know the hos-pitality and loyalty of our clan! After wine and mingling in the Billeting Room, we headed up to the Banquet-ing Hall for our evening dinner. What a magnificent room! Every view is a feast for the eyes with incredible

paintings and artifacts. After a buffet dinner and desserts served through the evening, it was wonderful to end the eve-ning with a walk back over the bridge, the

castle behind us and the beginning of dusk all around. Sunlight lasts very long in July in the Highlands of Scot-land!

[What an interesting weekend! We left from work to go north to Dornie and the beautiful Eilean Donan Castle and to meet and mingle with MacRaes from all over the world. What a neat experience. We met up with a lot of them at the Visitor’s Centre at the castle in the evening and just mingled. In spite of the cloudy weather we are still in awe of the beauty of the castle. So we enjoyed the people and the scenic view.]

The next day many of us explored Eilean Donan Castle and its gift shop. We were all very serious about our role in supporting the Scottish economy! The gift shop will never forget the visit from the wild shopping MacRaes. However, the castle was the real draw. Lo-cated on a rocky islet where Lochs Long, Duich, and Alsh come together, it was originally a Mackenzie stronghold. The MacRaes came to Kintail in the 14th century and re-ceived land in exchange for their service to the


Marigold MacRae welcomes the Clan to the Upper Library


Above: Jimi the Piper leads the MacRaes up Arthur’s Seat.

Right: Tiffany May, Paul McRae, and

Faye Moore on Ar-thur’s seat. Visible just behind Faye is Holyrood Palace;

freight-loading cranes on the docks of Leith

are in the back-ground.

Photo Album All photos courtesy Judy McRae, except the shot of LaVonda. We’ve

tried for a representative set. Visit www.macrae.org for hundreds more.

A Genuine Scottish Thistle.


A group portrait at the Signet Library — Bruce and Tom McRae are front and center.

LaVonda MacRae Hart with the MacRae tartan atop Arthur’s Seat.

Alex MacKay, a docent at Eilean Donan Castle, recounts the Battle of Glen Shiel.


Commander Jim McRae describes the Battle of Sheriffmuir; the iron bars in the foreground protect the Gathering Stone.

Standing below the monument to the dead from the Great War, Colin MacRae wel-

comes the clan to the church service at Cla-chan Duich.

Tug of War! The middle three (left to right) are Bruce McRae, Tom Sloan from Alvin, TX, and Dean McCraw

from Savannah.


Clockwise from above: The Banqueting Hall at Eilean Donan Castle, Rebecca McRae

Ferrell (front) finishing the Hill Run, Church Service at Clachan Duich (John Meyer of

Texas reads the closing prayer; front row left are Miranda van Lynden, Marigold MacRae, and Leon Folsom), the Skye Ferry, and Mari-

gold and Miranda calling out winning numbers at the Ceilidh.


Mackenzies. Fierce warriors, they became known as “Mackenzie’s shirt of mail.” MacRaes became Consta-bles of the castle in 1511. The castle was destroyed by Hanoverian warships just before the Battle of Glen Shiel, and for two centuries it stood as a ruin before it was pur-chased by Lt. Colonel MacRae-Gilstrap in 1911. Be-tween 1912 and 1932 the castle was restored by Farquhar Macrae, a stonemason, who said the reconstruction of the castle was revealed to him in a dream. His plans of re-construction where later confirmed by drawings found in Edinburgh Castle.

[Saturday was the day for the Highland Games. Our clan had a nice tent set up, so we did have a place to gather. I don't have an official count but there must have been upwards of 200 MacRaes. It was quite a parade we made up in the Grand March then later on for the parade. Many of the folks were dressed in the clan tartan. My cousin, Lillian Cook, had given me a clan scarf that was owned by my grandpa’s sister, so I was very fortunate to have that to wear to all the events. The mists rolled in and rolled out most of the day until it finally settled in and rained. Everyone was damp most of the day but that did not dampen our high spirits as all enjoyed the highland games and the company of each other.]

Rebecca McRae Ferrell of Denver, CO, success-fully completed the Hill Run competition in the Ladies category, while Forrest Golec, also of Denver, and Jacob Bickle of Hays, KS, completed the Hill Run in the Jun-iors category. We watched in amazement as they made their way to the top of the hill and back down again. We heard from one of the displaying paramedics that a local boy wins this event year after year.

The field was continually active with all the nor-mal field events including the high jump, the heavy ham-mer and Highland dancing. The last event of the day was the Tug O’ War competition where sixteen MacRae men volunteered to pull the rope. The first team included Dean McCraw of Savannah, GA, Terrell Hutchens of Lubbock, TX, and Bruce McRae of Evergreen, CO. They tugged valiantly, but just couldn’t beat the local boys. Our second team included Tristan Van Lynden, Miranda’s son, Tom Sloan of Alvin, TX, and Jimi “The Piper” McRae as anchor. Again, victory eluded them. While our men received a great workout resulting in sore muscles for a few days, the rest of us couldn't remember the last time we had screamed so much. All in all it was a great afternoon of fun!

[In the evening in the Visitors’ Center there was the Ceilidh (in Gaelic pronounced “kaylay”) which was an informal evening of song, stories, music, dance and a Scottish dish of stovies (meat cooked together with on-ions and potatoes.) That was very enjoyable and the good Scot who told a lot of the history of the MacRaes prom-

(Continued from page 4) ised me a copy of his notes. Again the piper plays, the castle is beautiful, the MacRaes in their clan tartan...oh, what an experience. Another neat thing was that even though we previously knew only one person, Marigold MacRae, everyone was made to feel like someone. It was as if somewhere in the distant past we were all related and as we heard the histories and met the folks we were all a part of each other.]

It was a beautiful evening and John MacRae, the harbormaster in Kyle, was a fine emcee for the evening. Bill Ramsey spoke on local history and Barbara Smith and her daughter Katie sang in Gaelic. Catherine Will sang and played guitar and was joined by her husband on fiddle. Rebecca Smith performed Highland dances with Jimi accompanying her on the pipes. While we ate and enjoyed the fellowship, Marigold and Miranda drew the winning numbers for a variety of prizes being given away from the Castle Gift Shop. Then the floor was cleared and the MacRaes danced into the evening. None of us wanted to think that tomorrow would be the last day, but we all knew that the end was drawing near.

On Sunday morning the misty day reflected our sorrow at parting. Arriving at Clachan Duich, we were greeted by the pipe tunes of Colin McRae of Lynnwood, WA.

[Sunday was another misty, rainy day and the church service was held at the site of Clachan Duich where there is a memorial to the MacRaes and the ruins of a former Kirk surrounded by the graveyard of MacRaes. For hundreds of years MacRaes have been buried around the old parish Kirk at this site. On a nearby hilltop is the stone figure of a kilted soldier as a memorial to those who gave their lives in the Great War. He is bareheaded and leaning on his rifle. Overall the area gives you a sense of solemnity and reverence. The sermon was very interest-ing. We are assuming it was the Church of Scotland. Much of it was quite different from what we are used to, such as the prayers which were read and we pray from the heart, not from the printed word, but none the less they were nice prayers and the sermon was well done and en-



Ceud Mile Failte 100,000 Welcomes to Our New Members

Mr. & Mrs. William Booth Cocke, Jr. PO Box 954 Linville, NC 28646 Mr. Thomas E. Corning 24715 Via Princesa Lake Forest, CA 92630 Mrs. Karen April Gray Egger 6803 Tomy Lee Trail Tallahassee, FL 32309

Mr. & Mrs. David Peters 232 Pease Hill Rd Whitney Point, NY 13862 Mr. Anthony C. Rae 214 Loeb Ave Key Largo, FL 33037

Ms. Glenda MacRae Ellis 3995 May Breeze Rd. Marietta, GA 30066 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick MacRae 120 College St. Littleton, NC 27850

MacRae Hunting Tartan – Ancient colors - in 100% cotton!

F or all those summer games when the 8-yard kilt is just too hot, here is a lovely, custom-woven 100%

cotton to sew into your Scottish garb, or placemats, cur-tains, pillows, tablecloths, etc., etc. Fifty-four inches wide, this fabric must be pre-shrunk before you sew. It should be laundered in cold water, cool dryer, or dry-cleaned.

For Clan Society members in good standing (paid-up dues), the price is $23.00 per yard, plus shipping. For all others, the price is $25.00 per yard, plus shipping. Show your MacRae colors! Contact: Janet Folsom 5875 Greenbrier Rd., NE Atlanta, GA 30328 404-255-3632 [email protected]

McRae Family Recipes W hile our attention was diverted to Scotland, there

was an International McRae Reunion in New Brunswick, Canada. One result was a cookbook com-piled from the family recipes of various McRaes. An order form is above. If you’re into cooking from scratch, we recommend it highly.

W e welcome you to the Clan MacRae Society of North America. I encourage all pre-sent members to note those new members who may live in your communities. Call

them and welcome them aboard. —John MacRae-Hall

couraged us to live up to our heritage and go forward with fortitude and honesty and uprightness and to be thankful to the God who blesses people with all things good. Scot-land, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States were all represented by people giving some part of the service. At the ending, Jimi McRae stood on the hill by the figure of the soldier and played a lament.]

As we walked among the gravestones and climbed the hill, we were struck by the peaceful beauty of the surrounding mountains and glen. The message that day from Isaiah was “Look unto the rock from whence you are hewn.” The Venerable Robert D. MacRae of Canada presided over this fitting closing service. John Meyer represented the United States with the closing prayer. After scriptures and songs and the homily, wreaths were laid to honor the dead while Jimi McRae played several laments from the hill above. It was a spiri-tual moment to hear the strains of “Amazing Grace” in that sacred place. A blessing was said over the Scattered Children of Kintail, and Marigold MacRae officially closed the Gathering with her kind words. All that was left was the leaving and the goodbyes. We hugged and laughed and even shed a few tears. We said our goodbyes and shared our last moments with our fellow MacRaes . . . that is until 2010!

“International Gathering” Concludes


WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CLAN MacRAE SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA. COMPLETE AND MAIL THIS FORM. IF YOU ARE NOW A MEMBER, COPY THIS APPLICATION FORM AND SEND IT TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO JOIN OUR SOCIETY.

THE CLAN MacRAE SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA

Application for Membership Qualifications for Membership: Any person bearing the name MacRae in any of its various forms and spellings or any Sept name of the Clan Mac-Rae or the wife or descendant of such a person, e.g.

Purposes: To enjoy Scottish clan traditions in friendly association with MacRaes; to inform its members of the history, traditions, culture and life of the MacRae Clan; to maintain Eilean Donan Castle as the Clan Seat; to foster Scottish culture and traditions; and to support various worthy charities. Annual Dues: Individual/Family Membership (includes spouse and minor children) ..............................................................$25.00 Student Membership (up to age 21) ...................................................................................................................$15.00 Patron (including membership) ........................................................................................................................$100.00 or more Life Membership (includes spouse and minor children) below

(up to age 61, $500) (62 and over, $300) NAME: ___________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Zip: ___________________ PHONE: ____________________ E-Mail: ________________________________________________ If your name does not show the basis for membership, please explain your MacRae connection. For example "My maternal grandmother was Mary MacRae." ________________________________________________________________________________ Please indicate particular Clan MacRae interests: News of other MacRaes

Clan MacRae social activities Genealogy Highland music, literature, etc. Attendance at Highland Games Fund-raising Other, please specify:

_____________________________________________________________________________ Enclosed: $_____________ my dues for ___________, payable to “Clan MacRae Society of NA". Return this form and your dues to: Clan MacRae Society of North America 306 Surrey Road Savannah, GA 31410-4407 Revised 6/2000

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