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Corsindae House: Clan Forbes Heritage Site for Sale
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...
Sep 2, 2025


Marvel Superhero: Forbush Man!
Did you know that Clan Forbes has its own superhero? Marvel Comics has given the world gods, mutants, and billionaires in iron suits—but...
Aug 29, 2025


Honoring Our Past, Shaping Our Future: The Clan Forbes Society Journey
The current Clan Forbes Society is built upon the foundation of an earlier Society founded in 1979 in Virginia, USA. The first society...
Aug 5, 2025


Find Your Scottish Ancestors through Professional Research
If you’ve hit a brick wall in tracing your ancestors, you may need professional genealogical services. That’s where the Highland Archive...
Jul 28, 2025


Rev. John Forbes of Alford: A Voice of Conscience in Turbulent Times
John Forbes of Alford was a Scottish theologian and clergyman whose life spanned one of the most turbulent periods in the religious and political history of Scotland. A staunch Presbyterian and a man of principled conviction, Forbes is remembered for his unwavering dedication to the Reformed faith, his role in ecclesiastical conflicts with the monarchy, and the legacy he left through his writings. Imagined likeness of Rev. John Forbes (1568–1634), created by AI, based on hist
Jul 22, 2025


Forbes Crest Badge
A coat of arms is attributed to specific individuals and not to families or clans. However, clan members may be allowed to display a...
Jun 6, 2025


William Forbes of Helsingør: A Scottish Merchant in Denmark’s Golden Age
In the bustling port city of Helsingør during the height of the Sundtoldstiden (Sound Toll Era), one of the earliest documented Scots to...
Jun 2, 2025


Ships of Clan Forbes
By Stuart Forbes Ship believed to be the Katherine Stewart Forbes. Source: Leconfield Wines Not only have many members of Clan Forbes...
May 25, 2025


Lady Angela Forbes: Novelist, Humanitarian, and Wartime Heroine
Lady Angela St. Clair-Erskine at her debut By Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes Lady Angela Forbes (1876–1950), was born to the St...
May 4, 2025
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