Clan Forbes Society Blogs

Are you in the market for a historic castle with a 1,000-acre estate worth £4.4m? Then the Forbes Heritage Site of Corsindae may be just...

Did you know that Clan Forbes has its own superhero? Marvel Comics has given the world gods, mutants, and billionaires in iron suits—but...

The current Clan Forbes Society is built upon the foundation of an earlier Society founded in 1979 in Virginia, USA. The first society...

If you’ve hit a brick wall in tracing your ancestors, you may need professional genealogical services. That’s where the Highland Archive...

John Forbes of Alford was a Scottish theologian and clergyman whose life spanned one of the most turbulent periods in the religious and...

A coat of arms is attributed to specific individuals and not to families or clans. However, clan members may be allowed to display a...

In the bustling port city of Helsingør during the height of the Sundtoldstiden (Sound Toll Era), one of the earliest documented Scots to...

By Stuart Forbes Ship believed to be the Katherine Stewart Forbes. Source: Leconfield Wines Not only have many members of Clan Forbes...

Lady Angela St. Clair-Erskine at her debut By Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes Lady Angela Forbes (1876–1950), was born to the St...

For those doing research or reading articles about Forbes, this is a great quick reference: “The Forbes Lairds of the Castles and Mansion...

The Clan Forbes Society has just secured a new members benefit – a 25% discount off the digital version of the Scottish Banner magazine!...

The Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 was one of the most consequential wars fought on Scottish soil. Popular myths abound to this day – such as...