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Clan MacKay association promotes spirit of kinship ...
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readers to know that this Clan is now.
established andopen for membership.
The Clan Mackay Association of Canada
is a non-political, non-profit and non-sect-
arian. organization, whose objects are to
promote the general interest of the Clan
Mackay in Canada and elsewhere and to
- cultivate the spirit of kinship and fellow-
ship among the members of the Clan and
family of Mackay, throughout Canada and
with the parent body of the Clan Mackay
Society in Scotland.
To collect and preserve all literary,
historical and genealogical documents,
records and relics relating to the history of
the Clan Mackay in Canada and Scotland.
/1 The . Chief of. Clan Mackay is The
Honourable Hugh William Mackay 14th,
Lord Reay, Baronet of Nova Scotia, Baron
Mackay of Ophemorton Holland,. succeed-
ed .to the title on the 10th of March, 1963,
on the death of his father, the Honourable
Aeneas Alexander Mackay, 13th, Lord
Reay. .He resides now in Holland and
spends his time 'between Britain and his
Dutch seat at Ophemort.
The Clan Mackay Association of Canada,
under the, direction of Pipe Major Grave
Mackay Edgar; its founder,,. was incorpor-
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ated by the Government of Canada, on
February 20th; 1984, and received its
Charter on April 3rd, 1984.. At a joint
meeting of the Clan Mackay Society in"
Scotland, The Constitution of the Associa-
tion, was accepted and approved 'making it
a recognized "Centre" of the parent body.
Consent for the formation of the Associa-
tion in Canada, was given b'y the council of
the Clan Mackay Society in Scotland at
their annual general meeting of February
1980. A Centre has . been functioning in
Toronto since early 1979 when it was first
instigated by Mrs. Edgar who was both
encouraged and assisted' by the .Rev: Dr. :
Douglas Stewart of St..Andrews Presby-
terian Church, Simcoe Street in Toronto.
Mrs. Mackay Edgar, who has performed
a key' rple in founding this association was
also responsible for founding the Highland'
Dancer's Association of Ontario in 1949. As
well, she is a founding and charter member
of the Pipers and Pipe Band. Society of
Ontario. . -
Members of the founding , executive
council inicude chairman,.William Mackay;
vice-chairman, James R. Mckay; Samna!
A: Mackay and. Mrs. Violet Mackay,
Colonel Iain Machintosh Mackay, of the
48th Highlanders and Aide-de-camp to the
Lieutenant Governor' ,of Ontario; I,r.
Elizabeth Mackay, a genealogist; Miss
Donna.E. Hodgkinson; Donald C. Hodgkin-
son, Miss Isobel • Mackay . and Miss Gail
Leanne Edgar. Mrs. Mackay Edgar carried
on in the position of secretary and has been
elected president for the 1985 term of
office.
Membership
Membership in the Clan Mackay Assoc-
iation of Canada is open to all. persons
bearing the name Mackay or MacAoidh,
either by birth or marriage and in the.
various , forms by which the name is
recognized. e.g. McKay, Mackie,,. Mckie,
McKye, etc., as well as the Sept s to, the
Clan Mackay, which include the following
names: Bain; Bayne, Kay, Key, MacBain,
MacCaa, MacCaw, MacPhaill, MacV,ail,
MacVane, Morgan, Nelson, Neilson, Paul,
Paulson; Poleson, Polson, Reay, Sobie, and
Williamson.
Forms may be obtained for application of
membership and requests for information,
by' contacting the secretary, Mrs. Donnay
Mackay , MacNair, '642 Santee Gate,
Mississauga,Ontario, L5A 2B7.
or Pipe, Major Grace Mackay Edgar, 47
Edgemore/ Drive, Toronto, Ontario 'M8Y •
2N4.
With all efforts of formation behind them
theynow wish to .push forward with their
plansto unite all members of this great))
family, residing in Canada, to have them
build • on the foundation- which these
founding members have laid.
To do this they require all Mackays to
come forward and to join the Clan Mackay
Association of Canada. The cost is $10.00
to join for the period January 'lst, 1985 to
December 31st, 1985.
Future Plans
Plans include gatherings of Mackays at
meetings and Highland Games, a Scottish
Ceilidh is planned for the month of March,
historical material on the Clan Mackay will
be collected and articles on same will be
printed in their newsletter. A Geneaology
Reference Library will be available to.
members, A Bursary Fund will be setup to
assist Clansmen and their families and to
offer grants for educational andmedical.
research. projects.
News of activities will go out to all
members in their own newsletter A'
BHRATACH BHAN, whihch, is Gaelic for
The White Banner.
All membership cheques should be.
made payable to: The Clan Mackay
Association of Canada.
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