Clan MacMillan Branches and Societies

The first voluntary body representing this ancient name was The Clan MacMillan Society, which was formed in Glasgow in 1892. Since there was no recognised hereditary chief of the clan at that time the elected presiding officer of the society was called the "Chief". Following the recognition of Sir Gordon MacMillan as the clan's hereditary chief in 1951 the society's presiding officer became it's President. The worldwide upsurge of interest in the clan following the discovery of it's hereditary chief led to the formation of the Clan MacMillan Society of North America in 1958 - which brought together a number of existing regional and family groups in the USA and Canada, and encouraged the founding of many more in the succeeding decades.
            The Clan MacMillan Society of Australia was founded in 1982, and the Clan MacMillan Society of New Zealand in 1991. The creation of the Clan MacMillan Centre, also in 1991, led to the founding of the Friends of the Clan Centre in 1993. This body, with it's worldwide membership, became Clan MacMillan International in 2000; and Clan MacMillan International incorporating The Clan MacMillan Society (1892) in 2005 - and as such is responsible for Clan MacMillan events and membership in the British Isles, operating here as "Clan MacMillan in the UK".
            Clan MacMillan International is administered by a Board of International Trustees appointed by the Clan MacMillan Conclave - a meeting of representatives of all the branches and societies, and other "Elders" of the clan - and its responsibilities include overseeing the work of the Committee responsible for the running of the Clan MacMillan Centre.
            All Clan MacMillan branches and societies operate as autonomous bodies, but in return for official recognition by the chief are expected to adhere to the Mission Statement agreed by the Clan MacMillan Conclave  of 2000:

The mission of each Clan MacMillan organization is to be part of the world-wide family (by birth marriage, adoption, or interest), loyal to our Chief and supportive of the Clan Centre, researching, communicating, and celebrating the story and heritage of Clan MacMillan. We seek to work among ourselves and with others in the spirit of our motto "Miseris succurrere disco".

Most branches and societies voluntarily contribute a sum of money, in proportion to the size of their membership, to help fund the work of the Clan Centre - in response to the "Conclave Challenge" of 2000. Also agreed in 2000 were guidelines for the setting-up and running of new Clan MacMillan societies and branches (see Guidelines for Societies on side bar), and these continue to proliferate in the USA and Canada - as the full listing of societies on the side bar shows. Please click the names of individual bodies there for more information about them.
            A list with contact details of all the officers of the branches and societies around the world is available as a PDF by clicking the following line:
Current Clan MacMillan Directory.