Clan MacRae Society of Canada ​

The society was registered as a Non-Profit Society and was incorporated with the Registry of Joint Stock Companies in Nova Scotia Canada on August 14, 2001.

Society Objectives

The objectives of the Society as listed below are set out in the Memorandum of Association, The Clan MacRae Society of Canada:

  1. To promote, and foster the Clan MacRae spirit, Scottish Highland traditions, and friendly association with other Canadian Clan Societies.
  2. To encourage and educate members of the Society of our Clan MacRae history, traditions, literature, music, and genealogy, and such other subjects as may be of interest to the members.
  3. To acquire and retain documents and objects of historical and cultural interest to the Clan.
  4. To encourage the wearing of the Clan tartans and the Highland mode of dress in ancient, contemporary and innovative forms always providing these are worn with due dignity and respect for the Clan and its traditions.
  5. To establish and maintain friendly liaison with Clan MacRae Societies throughout the world.

The Clan MacRae Society of Canada Board of Directors - last update September 15, 2024

Honorary President & Honorary Commander of Clan MacRae Worldwide Marigold MacRae, Our Gracious Lady of Eilean Donan Castle ​First and Past President, Dr. Robert MacRae, BC and Past President Owen MacRae, BC.

Officers and Executive – Annual Election – three-year term – by election at AGM

Board TitleNameFromTerm Expires
Past PresidentOwen MacRaeBCOn Going
PresidentBill McRaeNS2028 AGM
1st Vice-President CentralBarbara DuffON2025 AGM
Vice-President
Pacific
Troy PeverleyBC2028 AGM
Vice-President
Prairies
Mary McRaeAB2029 AGM
Vice-President
Atlantic
Liz MacRaeQC2028 AGM
SecretaryLynn McRaeNS2028 AGM
TreasurerMary PellerinNS2028 AGM

B. Select Appointments – five-year term – Executive appointed

Board TitleNameFromTerm Expires
Membership
Secretary
Bill McRaeNSIn Term or 2028 AGM
Editor of KintailMary McRaeAB2029 AGM
WebmasterSharon Graves-Mac RaeQC2028 AGM

C. Directors at large – three-year term – by election at AGM

Board TitleNameFromTerm Expires
DirectorAllen McRaeBC2026 AGM
DirectorLinda MacRaeON2025 AGM
DirectorDarrrell MacRaeAB2027 AGM
DirectorJoanne MonahanON2027 AGM
DirectorDoug MacRaeON2025 AGM
DirectorKenneth McRaeAB2026 AGM

The efforts of many individuals and organizations contribute significantly to our ongoing research, and we are indebted to many people for the information they have made available to Clan MacRae Canada OnLine. We are especially appreciative of the efforts of the following individuals who have assisted us in greatly extending our family knowledge and clan Macrae through their significant research and correspondence over the years since our first OnLine Site:

  • Battcock, Heather & Ian
  • Dodd, Gail
  • Gibson, Anna
  • Groening, Carol (McRae)
  • Hall, Mary of Dunedin
  • Harrington, Bonnie
  • Hartwell, Tylor
  • MacDonald, Allan D.
  • MacKenzie, Diane C.
  • MacRae, Owen C.
  • MacRae, Daniel A.
  • Macrae, Peter
  • MacRae, Ronald Douglas
  • MacRae, Walter T.
  • McRae, Douglas K.
  • McRae, Geoffrey
  • McRae, Jennifer Catherine
  • McRae, Lance R.
  • McRae, Lyle M.
  • McRae, Peter Alexander
  • Nelson, Laurie (McRae)
  • Parsons, Debbie
  • Poyner, Donald
  • Pratt, John Riley
  • Riding, Randall & Christine (Macrae)
  • Steel, Sally

Although we can't possibly include the names of all of our contributors, we do express our deepest appreciation and a very warm thank you to all who have contributed!

Clan MacRae Online is a non-commercial site maintained by The Clan MacRae Society of Canada. We use these pages to share information with society members, and to share documents and web links related to the history of Clan MacRae and related families. To promote a better understanding of clan history in context, we also include links to general Scottish historical, cultural and current events sites. As with all research of family history, we make use of a great number of resources in our searches. To assist others in their electronic searches, we maintain links to the many Clan MacRae resources we have found useful. As such, these pages provide a resource for sharing knowledge of clan and family history. There is more than a little excitement with each new piece of information we gather through this endeavor, and the opportunity to meet "new" family members, and the joy of discovery we all share. ​

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