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Clan Lachlan Association of Canada |
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| The clan was a Celtic tribal
organization for over 3,000 years.
Our clan has been in existence for nigh on 900 years. The
clan was the unit of organization not the state. The ideal of a clan where
all belonged to a community, where all were equal, men and women alike;
where property was shared for the common good has still a powerful
resonance in today’s world. The Chief was the leader who could best
protect his people. The leader was chosen from a group of noble
families. Descent on the maternal side had precedence; the identity of
your mother was always certain. As a form of social organization in
Scotland the clan died after Culloden. As the world becomes one with
communications technology, it becomes even more important for an
individual to have a sense of identity, a sense of having roots, a
sense of participation, a sense of belonging to a community.
The clan community today is represented by the people who value their heritage enough to join their clan society. |
Our Clan has a common heritage in its records. The Lachlan Library is the official collection of clan records; as it grows over the years by individual contributions it becomes a living heritage. As soon as a member joins, the first communication from our Branch has been to help them develop their genealogy. Over 90% of the members of CLA of Canada have entries with records of their families for future generations published in Your Family History which is in the Lachlan Library. We are moving to the next level and developing a participative Internet Genealogy Service for our members.In 2011 we have introduced the Lachlan Library of E Books covering Scottish Highland history and culture and including all the contents of the Clan CD. This will be accessed online with a Lachlan Library Card obtainable by an appropriate donation to the Lachlan Trust of Canada. Lachlan Editions will publish E Books of personal & family memoirs, family history, stories, poetry, pioneer experiences in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and USA, wartime experiences etc.The total updated contents of the Lachlan Library go on a DVD and are filed annually in the collection of the National Library of Scotland which gives a permanent record.This ensures that there is a permanent collection in Scotland of clan records and family records preserved for future generations. Individual members from all Branches have the opportunity to participate actively in building up the living heritage represented by the DVD. |
There are also
physical clan
symbols; Kilmorie Chapel , the burial place of the chiefs,
and old
Castle Lachlan.
The castle on our Clan Crest in heraldic terms means the meeting
place of the Clan. We believe that preserving our physical heritage is an important part of
belonging to the Clan. In
partnership with Historic Scotland
the Lachlan Trust has conducted a study to determine the costs of
preserving the castle and the degree of restoration possible. Any
project involving
old castle lachlan would be major and lasting perhaps as long as
10 years. This would require a steady flow of annual donations to the
Lachlan Trust.
The Clan Lachlan
Association of Canada
offers its members the opportunity to join in building for future
generations the living heritage of
the Clan and to join in
preserving the physical heritage of the Clan.
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Our charter. This followed all the objectives and membership requirements of the Clan Society in Scotland plus a major objective, Raising funds for the Lachlan Trust of Canada. We have built into the new charter that:----- part of the membership fee of CLA goes to Scotland for membership in the Clan Society---- part of the membership fee is a donation to the Lachlan Trust of Canada for a Magazine Library Card .----- in the event of dissolution of our Branch all our assets would go to the Lachlan Trust of Canada.Our new charter as a registered not for profit federal corporation has been granted. We have the permission of the Chief to use the following:Clan Lachlan Association of Canada Inc.Hon. Patron. Euan Maclachlan of Maclachlan, Chief of Clan Lachlan.
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| Our members are interested in their heritage; the Chief, the clan, Scottish history and culture; their family genealogy; and the fellowship of members of the clan. Our standard membership fee is C$15.00; at least C$10.00 of this will be a charitable donation to the Trust. In this internet age the Branch makes a group donation to the Trust to give to all its members a Magazine Library Card on the website of the Trust www.clanlachlan.ca. |
| The
Society produces two issues of the
clan lachlan magazine per year and has done so since 1979.
By using their Magazine Library Card our members
can download the colour
edition of the clan lachlan magazine on the
same day that the PDF file goes to the printer for a b & w
copy to be printed and mailed to members . This
is our " Save the trees" initiative This group donation enables the
Branch to produce its newsletter the
Rowan Tree in color and put it
in the Magazine Library section of the website. This allows Branch members to
download, read or print the newsletter or ask for it to be E-mailed.
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| Our
branch has always stressed helping members with their research on their
genealogy. All new members receive a genealogical form and we help to
integrate this into the genealogical data of the clan. Your family data
is entered into "Your Family
History" which
covers the ancestry of members since 1979.This is updated as new
members join and can be read using the Magazine Library Card.
There is Q &A section for Genealogy and another Q
& A section for Library content, history and general questions.
There is a Contact
service in the Lachlan Library;
this allows
members with a Magazine
Library Card
to raise queries, submit
content ,and obtain help from our panel of genealogy experts including
Tom McLachlan, the Sennachie of the Society, and members of the CLA
genealogy group. |
| The
Lachlan Library Card has all the membership benefits of the Magazine Library Card plus
the
major benefit of acccess to all the 250 plus books in the Library
covering Clan Records & Genealogy, family Memoirs and books on
Scottish history & culture. A Lachlan
Library Card is
required if you wish to have your personal ISBN E Book
filed in the Lachlan
Library, Library & Archives Canada and
the National Library of Scotland. If you have an E Book in the Library, it will remain for all time unless you withdraw it. If your annual subscription expires and you do not renew, you would be unable to access your E Book or make any changes. For current access you would require to take out a current annual Lachlan Library membership, $10.00 for CLA members in good standing and $25.00 for non CLA members. An existing CLA member can upgrade from Magazine to Lachlan Library Card status by making a $10.00 donation to the Lachlan Trust . |
| We represent the Clan at Highland Games and Clan functions, and organize MacLachlan Ceilidhs on a reActing gional basis; the present concentration of members being in the areas surrounding Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, and London/St. Thomas. |
| One is entitled to membership in the Society if in the male or female side one of your ancestors in Scotland or Ireland bore the name MacLachlan, Maclauchlan, McLaughlin, Lachlan, Laughlin, or Gilcrist or MacEwan or one of the 400 variants in spelling. |
| In the application form please give the name of earliest known ancestor and their assumed country of birth. A full genealogical form will be supplied when you are given your membership form. Membership in the Clan MacLachlan Society is based on individual membership. The membership number assigned to you by the Membership Secretary is unique; now and in the future it is the key to tying you and your family into the genealogical records of the Clan. Joining the Clan Lachlan Association of Canada automatically makes you a member of the Worldwide Society. |
| The Clan Lachlan Association of
Canada also offers Associate
Membership to anyone who subscribes to our objectives of
maintaining our Celtic and Highland heritage but does not have a known
ancestor with one of the clan names. This carries all the rights of
membership except voting. |
One can join the Branch with a membership donation below or contact the names below for additional information or answers to any of your queries.
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| CLA Membership Fees.A portion of the Fee is a Donation see: CLA Order Form |
| Pledge ID | Title | Description | Price | Donation | |
| CA07 | Clan Basic | 1 year Clan Society & CLA or Associate membership, Magazine Library, no printed magazine | $15.00 | $10.0 | |
| CA16 | 5CLA | 5 year Clan Society & CLA or Associate membership, Magazine Library, no printed magazine | $75.00 | $50.00 | |
| Save the Trees -- Add on Product. A member can receive a b&w printed copy of the two annual issues of the "clan lachlan" magazine by sending a payment for $12.00 to the Assistant Treasurer. .( new members will receive 1 complimentary issue of printed magazine). Copies of past issues, when available, can be mailed to members by first class mail for $6.00 per copy. | |||||
| CA18 | b&w.printing | clan lachlan for two issues | $12.00 | $0.00 | |
| CLA Membership through 100% Donation to Lachlan Trust . See:Trust Order Form. |
| CA21 | Basic SOCL Club | 1 year Club, Clan Society & CLA or Associate CLA membership, Lachlan Library , no printed magazine. | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| CA19 | 5 year SOCL Club Membership | 5 year Club, Clan Society & CLA or Associate CLA membership, Lachlan Library, no printed magazine. | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Major
Benefit to Lachlan Trust and Member.
I year Membership. Comparison of CA21 with CA07. CA21 Member
receives Access
to all the contents of the online Lachlan Library and
their charitable
donation goes
from $10.00 to $25.00. The net increase in cost to the
member after
the increase in tax benefit is approximately $5.0 and the Trust
benefits
by an increase of $15.00 per member who chooses CA21. 5 Year membership. Comparison of CA19 with CA16. For 5 years, CA19 Member
receives Access
to all the contents of the online Lachlan Library and
their charitable
donation goes
from $50.00 to $100.00. The increase in cost to the
member for CA19 is $5.0 a year and after
the increase in tax benefit the net cost increase is less than $1.0 per year! --- the Trust
benefits
by an increase of $50.00 per member who chooses the CA!9 option. See:Trust Order Form. |
| Renew your Membership. |
| Renew
your membership now. Increase your donation by joining through
the SOCL Club ; Pledges and Clan membership packages can be
paid by credit card in C$, U$, AU$, NZ$ and GB £. and
by cheque(check) in C$, U$. (There will be one dollar price regardless of whether it is AU$, CA$, NZ$ or US$. )
Fill in the order form. You should receive almost immediately an E mail confirming your order which is now in our database waiting a confirmation of payment. You can mail cheques (checks) to the address given below or connect to a secure site and pay by Credit Card using your currency of choice. If you require more than one Product, please make separate purchases with your credit card; it simplifies our accounting. See Lachlan Trust for products CA30 - Friend of old castle lachlan and CA31 - Patron of old castle lachlan or if you are making a variable donation to the Lachlan Trust without any product purchase, please use the Variable Donation button rather than the Product Buy button.
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| Membership Fees in US$ or C$ can be sent directly to the address below with your Cheque (check) made payable to the Clan Lachlan Association. Please note Product Code on your cheque. |
Ian G. MacLachlan, 1408 Kimberley Drive, Oakville, Ontario L6H 2Y4, CanadaEmail: |
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