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Clan Lachlan Association of Canada |
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| The Clan Today. |
| 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. |
Information on the Branch. |
| 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 colour 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. We are in the process of
introducing a major Library Data Base with unlimited storage . We plan
to collect all the information available on the "Lachlan/MacLachlan
family". We offer a service where you can build your own Family tree.
The Magazine
Library Card gives
access to the DB. |
| 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 classic books
on
Scottish history & culture previously only available in the
libraries of major universities. . A Lachlan
Library Card is
required if you wish to have your Family Genealogy & History
or 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. Your family in future generations can add
to your Family History.
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| We represent the Clan at Highland Games and Clan functions, and organize MacLachlan Ceilidhs on a regional basis; the present concentration of members being in the areas surrounding Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, and London/St. Thomas. |
Membership in the Society |
| 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.
Treasurer for Lachlan Library: David MacLachlan, Email:
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