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Melanie Andrews

The following is a notice from Melanie Andrews who is a Master Baker and Professional Chef who will be touring through the US in late May 2019. She is a MacRae by birth and wants to meet MacRaes on her trip! See below and contact her directly through her website. She will be traveling through the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Chicago, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and onwards to the Big Apple - New York.

“Hi I am visiting North America in late May 2019. I am from Bonny Scotland in Loch Lomond and I am a McRae by birth. I would love to meet up with you all on route from North Dakota to New York on my road trip. Is this a possibility?” www.melanieandrews.co.uk ... See more

Melanie Andrews Masterbaker & Professional Chef

It is with sadness that we report that Hugh MacRae passed away on Monday.

Hugh was one of the founders of the Clan MacRae Society of North America in 1973. He served as President of the Society until the early '90's. Agnes MacRae Morton, co-founder of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, was his aunt.

He was a frequent visitor to Scotland and in the 1970's became friends with the late John MacRae of Conchra. He was an avid supporter of the effort to identify and name a Chief of Clan MacRae.

He had a room in his house decorated entirely in the various MacRae tartans.

A funeral service is planned at 11 a.m. Oct 15 at St. James Episcopal Church, 25 S. Third St in Wilmington, NC.

https://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20181009/hugh-macrae-ii-civic-leader-and-mall-builder-dies ... See more

Study at battlefield glen where Spanish joined the Jacobites

Our August issue of our Sgurr Uaran newsletter recently came out with an article on the 1719 Jacobite Uprising which resulted in the destruction of Eilean Donan Castle. It goes on further to the end of the struggle when the Spanish soldiers were captured by the British and the Jacobites fled to the hills. Now there is an archaeology dig at Glen Shiel where the Spanish soldiers joined the Jacobites. Everyone is gearing up for the 300th anniversary of these events which will be commemorated next year at the 2019 International Clan MacRae Gathering in Scotland! ... See more

Archaeologists have been surveying for the first time the site of the sole battle of the 1719 Jacobite rising when around 300 Spanish soldiers fought alongside the rebels in the Highlands.

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One of our Commissioners, Patrick MacRae, hosted a Clan MacRae tent at the Virginia Scottish Games and Festival Labor Day weekend and met many new MacRaes! Good job Patrick!

Bruce and Judy McRae and Doug and Sheila Schmidt hosted a Clan MacRae tent at the Colorado Scottish Festival in the Denver area in August. Although it was hot, they had a good turnout of MacRaes and had several MacRaes join our Society as new members! ... See more

Eilean Donan Apartments

It's been a while since we ran a competition so with Autumn just around the corner, we thought it might be perfect timing! Simply post one photo that signifies "Scotland in Autumn."

We'll select our favourite next Friday 24/8, and the winner wins a FREE 3 night Autumn Break for four people at Eilean Donan Apartments. (Subject to availability.) Good Luck! ... See more

Eilean Donan Castle

Beautiful morning for a walk with the dog. Love the silence of the morn before the day starts.....

Eilean Donan Castle

Getting our national emblem vibe on this morning! 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️