Clan Forbes Society Blogs

Before the 2024 Clan Forbes Society Tour this past August, Clan Forbes Society President Bart Forbes and member Antonio Uribe Jr. visited the Aberdeen and North-East Scotland Family History Society Resource Centre at 158-164 King Street in the center of Aberdeen. The Centre assists and promotes the study of genealogy and family history based on the North-East corner of Scotland. The Centre also hold records for the whole of Scotland and a considerable amount of data on the re

The Forbes family of Boston were descended from the Forbes of Newe through a minister in East Florida. They married into the wealthy...

The House of Forbes was almost extinguished as the result of the wars of Scottish Independence. However, the first lairds of Forbes...

St. Ninian’s Cathedral in Perth, Scotland, was the result of the friendship of Horace Courtney Gammell Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes (1829 –...

This stunning maplewood and silver mazer (drinking bowl) was probably commissioned by William Forbes (1566 – 1627), son of William...

No trip to the National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh is complete without admiring this cannon which once defended the House of Forbes...

Everyone who visits Castle Forbes will notice an antique secretary overflowing with men’s shaving and grooming products. This line of...

Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo, actively supported the efforts of the deposed James VII and II...

Alexander Forbes was born in 1564 as the son of John Forbes, 2nd laird of Ardmurdo, and his wife Helen Graham of Morphie. His grandfather...

If you love a good mystery and all things Scottish, you’ll want to immerse yourself in the imaginary world of “Loch Lonach” with Virginia...

The Monymusk Reliquary is an important eighth century religious artifact that was owned by the Forbes of Monymusk family in the...

While many wealthy members of the House of Forbes commissioned paintings of themselves, successful banker Sir William Forbes, 7th Baronet...