Clan Forbes Society Blogs

The Forbes Library in Northamption, Massachusetts, United States, was created due to the bequest of Judge Charles Edward Forbes, a...

The Forbes Memorial Fountain is Category B Historic Scotland structure on the Main Street of the town of Fettercairn, southwest of the...

The 1547 Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, the last major battle between England and Scotland, was devastating to Scotland and disastrous to the...

John Forbes was born in 1472 as the third and youngest son of "Grey Willie," 3rd Lord Forbes, and of Christian, daughter of Sir Alexander...

The restrictions that we have lived with during most of 2020 have meant that Lady Forbes and I have not seen nearly as much of our...

William Forbes was born around 1440 as the eldest son of the James Forbes, then Master of Forbes, and Gille Egidia Keith, daughter of Sir...

Alexander Forbes was born in about 1463 to William “Grey Willie” Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes, and Gille Egidia Keith, daughter of Sir William...

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The Clan Forbes Society maintains an extensive library of reference books on the history of Scotland and its clans and families. The...

The son of an outspoken critic of the Church of England who fled to Holland, John Forbes (1608 – 1661) followed the Pilgrims to the...

Please welcome an additional Administrator of the FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) Y-DNA Forbes Surname Group, Philip Stead! Philip Stead is...

Even if your travel plans are cancelled this holiday season, you can still enjoy Christmas in the Highlands! The movie “Christmas at the...