HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all Clan Sinclair Association USA Members!  Clan Sinclair USA is currently seeking a new Clan Sinclair Membership Chairman to begin serving in this very important position in January 2022.  The Membership Chairman has the responsibility for maintaining up-to-date and accurate CSA USA membership records and databases. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word are  important skills for the work of this position. Please contact Association President Tom Robinson at TomHRobinson@aol.com  if you would like more information and are interested in volunteering for this Clan Sinclair Association USA position.  

Much appreciation to Keith Sinclair who has served as our Membership Chairman for Clan Sinclair USA!  THANK YOU Keith for your many efforts and contributions to advance the work of Clan Sinclair Association USA!

 GIVE A GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP IN CLAN SINCLAIR USA 
 
GIFT MEMBERSHIPS are again available this Holiday Season for a family member or friend to be a member of Clan Sinclair USA!
  
Visit the website at www.clansinclairusa.org  and click on Gift Membership under the Membership drop-down tab.
 
You may complete the online form and submit – which will direct you to PayPal where you may pay using a credit card. When you make your payment, please note that you will be asked if it is a Gift Membership and if YES, then you will be prompted to add some identifying information (who is gifting and in what state you live, who is receiving the gift membership and in what state they live).
 
Or, should you prefer the old fashion way - there is also a link to the gift membership form that will enable you to print it, fill it out and send it in to our Treasurer along with a check.
 
It is essentially the same as the general membership form, but at the top you put your name and contact as the gift giver and specify the type of membership you are gifting.

1. Then, complete the new member information and...
2. Send it in! 

What a great surprise gift for a friend or family member to become a member of our Clan Sinclair USA FAMILY!

We hope you will be joining us for the
 
Clan Sinclair USA 
Virtual Annual General Meeting 2021
 

 
 
DATE:   Sunday, November 14 
   TIME:   The AGM will start at 6:00 PM Eastern (USA and Canada) 
 
 
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO

CSA USA Secretary/Treasurer​ MARY RAYE CASPER
 
mcasper@twcny.rr.com
 
 
As was the case in 2020, the AGM for 2021 will again be a virtual meeting.
 
 
After confirming your attendance with Mary Raye Casper, you will be sent a Zoom meeting link to join the meeting.
 
 
Along with the standard reports including Financial, Membership and Regional reports we will have lots to talk about at the AGM.
 
 
More information about the meeting agenda will be forthcoming.
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For CSA USA members who may need the Password to access the Members' Only side of our Clan Sinclair website, on the HOME page of our website at https://www.clansinclairusa.org/  click on CONTACT US at the top of the page and then complete and submit your contact information.   Request the Password in the section for "Comment".   

Thank you for your interest in the Clan Sinclair resources which are available for you on the Members' Only side of our website!

An exclusive and interactive resource for Clan Sinclair USA Members to assist in their travels and for historic/genealogical interests has been added to the Members' Only side of our CSA USA website.  To access the Clan Sinclair Interactive Map, from the public HOME page of our website, click on HOME and then on the drop down tab for Members Only . ​ This will take you to the Members' Only page for archived YOURS AYE Newsletters, Forms, and Brochures.  Click on the green rectangle labeled  ACCESS CLAN SINCLAIR INTERACTIVE MAP.           

Thank you to Hunter Sinclair for this remarkable and informative addition to our website!

A new POST has been added to the HISTORY page of the Clan Sinclair USA website.  Go to the HISTORY tab and scroll down to the page for  Historical Sinclair Sites in the UK.   A downloadable file is also available at this website location.

                                NOW AVAILABLE!  
Clan Sinclair USA, is the official Facebook Group of Clan Sinclair Association, Inc.    A private group, it is open only to active members of CSA USA.   To get started (from your Facebook account), just search for Clan Sinclair USA and when you see the general information page, press the JOIN button to send your request to our CSA USA Facebook Administrators.
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Under HISTORY is the article  "Origins of the Sinclairs in Scotland"  written by our Chief,  Lord Caithness.
His message to us reads:
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Dear all
 
Last year George Sinclair in Canada started to revise the literature about the clan which was displayed at the Highland Games and on our websites. He sought my thoughts and it was to be my winter project but became my summer one! I now attach what I have written. It is not in the format of the Games literature but I hope it will help you update what you have. 
 
Best wishes
 
Malcolm

​Association Members are encouraged to contribute articles that they believe would be interesting and newsworthy to other members of Clan Sinclair USA for our YOURS AYE newsletter.  Please contact our Clan Sinclair USA YOURS AYE Editor for more information.