Clan Forbes Society Blogs

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...

If your holiday season includes romantic comedies, you'll want to catch this charming tale that includes glimpses of Castle Forbes! The movie Christmas in the Highlands (also known as Christmas at the Castle) was released in 2019 through the Lifetime cable channel. The best part is that a (brief!) portion of the film was shot at Castle Forbes. The 90-minute film produced by Reel One Entertainment follows Blair Henderson (Brooke Burfitt), a perfume expert based in New York Cit

Josie Forbes, the “Witch of Taskee,” was a popular clairvoyant in Missouri from the end of the 19th century until her death in 1944. She...

All Scots love finding their surname on a clan map! However, most “clan maps” appear to be pleasant fictions that bear only slight...

“Honest George” William Forbes (1869 –1947) served as the 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand from May 1930 to December 1935. He was the...

Clan Forbes vs. Clan Gordon: The 200-year Feud Clan Forbes and Clan Gordon were neighboring clans, and both were nested around the area...

The Fecht (fight) of Aberdeen in 1644 was one of many battles fought in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639 – 1653) among Scotland,...

James Forbes, 2nd Lord Forbes, (circa 1424 - 1462) benefitted greatly from his father’s great fortune, land, and influence. As the son of...