Re: T.M. Sinclair--Cedar Rapids, Iowa

["Spirit One Email" <laurel@spiritone.com>]

Ahhhh, this all comes into perspective now.   As some of you know, I have
been copying historical information from old Yours Aye quarterlies.  (just
finished this project with those copies I have--some missing)  And now I
remember entering information about this Gathering at Cedar rapids.  I have
copied in a picture of this grand old house for all to see at
www.clansinclairusa.org  "History"   "Gatherings"  and "First USA Sinclair
Gathering-Brucemore".
     Thanks for that message it helps to connect two separate pieces of
information.  I will add your information in a few days but others can go
now and read what is there.
Laurel



----- Original Message -----
From: <Coqnord@cs.com>
To: <sinclair@matrix.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: T.M. Sinclair--Cedar Rapids, Iowa


> Dear Chris, Laurel and others who might be interested.  Clan Sinclair USA
> chose Cedar Rapids for it's first USA clan gathering.  This was in 1984,
> which goes back to a significant happening in the Lower family life, which
> saw us sell our home in Carmichael and purchase a new 40-foot travel
trailer,
> which was our home on the trip East and while there.  We invited our
favorite
> aunt, Marian Sinclair, and we all had a marvelous time at the various
> functions, especially the formal dinner held at the T.M. Sinclair mansion,
> and the morning at the Sinclair chapel of the local college.  Tom Sinclair
> was a leading citizen of Cedar Rapids, giving much to the church and
college
> in his time.  He embarked on the construction of his mansion, but was
killed
> in a fall in a grain silo in his factory and never lived to live in his
grand
> new house.  His widow completed the house and grounds in the following
years.
>  Our first Clan USA president, David Sinclair Bouschor has much more
> interesting data on Tom the industrialist and benefactor and I'm sure
would
> be glad to share it.  All I kept were the few pieces of writing he
provided
> at the banquet, the rest slowly washing out of my old grey mind.
>
> Best of luck with your search and I will be looking forward to something
> added to our store of knowledge one of these days.  Cheers,  Ray Lower
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