Welcome!

 

Make this the year you get to know more about Clan MacDougall and Clan MacDowall.
Support Your  Heritage! 

The Clan MacDougall Society of North America is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on
preserving, presenting and perpetuating the heritage, traditions, and customs of our two allied Clans to all who wish to learn.

Read a special message from the President

Be a part of the 21st century history of our Clans.
Enjoy the benefits of membership in the Clan MacDougall Society of North America:

          • Connect with your kin
          • Keep up with Society news
          • Participate in Society activities and events
          • Access and contribute to Society research
          • Preserve Scottish traditions and customs
          • Support students through scholarships
          • Preserve important historic sites
          • Experience a sense of belonging 

Join today!

OUR PURPOSES

The purposes of the Society are literary, historical, and educational as follows: 

          • To produce and distribute print and multimedia materials related to our two Clans.
          • To collect and preserve historical materials related to our two Clans.
          • To encourage tourism to Scotland, specifically to sites of importance to our two Clans.
          • To preserve our important historical sites.
          • To facilitate academic study in traditionally Scottish topic areas through scholarship programs.
          • To perpetuate Scottish traditions and customs, promote Clan sentiment, and social interaction.
          • To seek out and reconnect with fellow Clan folk and invite them to take an active role in the Society.
          • To support other literary, historical, educational or similar activities as the Board of Directors determines.

Anyone who supports these purposes can join! Particularly anyone who:

          • has the surname of MacDougall or MacDowall, however spelled
          • has a surname historically associated with our Clan’s associated families (also known as sept names)
          • is connected by marriage to, or is descended from, someone bearing any of those surnames
          • believes they are affiliated with Clan MacDougall or Clan MacDowall in any other way or would like to be!