Membership Information
Membership Qualification
We invite you to become a member of the Clan MacRae Society of North America.
You qualify for membership if you, your spouse, or one of your ancestors bear any of the accepted spellings listed on this page. If your name is not listed, please contact our President, Bruce McRae, at brucewaynemcrae@gmail.com.
Note: For those names beginning with "Mac," accepted spellings also include names beginning with Mc, Mach, Mack, Ma, M' or without the Mac entirely, such as Rae. Also, different capitalization is accepted. For example, both "MacRae" and "Macrae" are acceptable. For more information, read this article on Spelling Variations in Scottish Names by Roderick MacRae and Faye E. Moore.
Cra
Crae
Cray
Cre
Crea
Creay
Cree
Grath
MacAra
MacArra
MacCra
MacCrach
MacCrae
MacCraith
MacCrary
MacCrate
MacCraw
MacCray
MacCre
MacCrea
MacCreath
MacCreay
MacCree
MacCrie
MacCrow
MacCroy
MacGraith
MacGrath
MacGraw
MacKray
MacKre
MacKreath
MacKree
MacRa
MacRach
MacRae
MacRaith
MacRath
MacRaw
MacRay
MacRe
MacRea
MacReath
MacRee
MacRie
MacWray
MacWreath
Ra
Rae
Raith
Rath
Raw
Ray
Rea
Reath
Wray
Wreath
The source for these accepted spellings is Scots Kith and Kin, HarperCollins Publishers, Revised edition, 1989.
Society Benefits
When you join the Clan MacRae Society of North America, you'll enjoy these benefits:
- A Membership Card
- Sgurr Uaran, our newsletter which is mailed or emailed three times a year
- Access to our Genealogist's assistance
- Access to our DNA Project expert's assistance
- Eligibility to nominate Officers or become an Officer yourself
- Help with promoting Clan MacRae in your region
Dues and Membership Levels
There are several categories of annual or lifetime membership available as follows:
Individual / Family Membership (newsletter for immediate family only)
Student (under age 21)
Patron
Lifetime: up to age 61
Lifetime: age 62 to 69
Lifetime: age 70 and over
$30.00 mailed / $25.00 emailed
$15.00 mailed / $10.00 emailed
$200.00 or more
$600.00 (one time fee paid for life)
$400.00 (one time fee paid for life)
$200.00 (one time fee paid for life)
For those members who join through an annual membership, renewal notices by email are sent the first week of January each year. Payment of dues must be received by the end of February in order to stay active. For those new members who join during the months of September through December, your new membership covers not only those months, but the next year also.
How to Apply for Membership
Recommended option - to apply and pay for membership online please click HERE.
Alternate option - to apply and pay for membership by mail please follow instructions below:
- Click the link below to display a printer-friendly application form in a different window.
- Print the form.
- Complete the form.
- Write a check for the membership level you checked on the application form.
- Mail the application and your check to the address on the application form.
Our membership application form is in .pdf format . If you do not have a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader, please use this link to download a free copy:
