Clan Forbes Society Blogs

The 16th-century tower house Crathes Castle is the ancestral seat of the Burnetts of Leys and includes reminders of the strong alliance...

I hope that this brief autobiographical history of my ancestors will add to the experience for those of you who visit Craigievar. I would...

For centuries, the House of Forbes has been a major influence in both the Shire of Aberdeen and the City of Aberdeen. John, the fifth...

The Origin of Fordyce Fordyce (fȯr-dīs-) is a toponymic name. More than half of all English surnames used today are derived from the...

If the competence of Charles Forbes of Brux had been as great as his enthusiasm for the Jacobite cause, George I may well have lost the...

Monymusk House in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was built from the stones of a medieval Christian priory, was acquired by Duncan Forbes of...

The Darien Scheme was an ill-fated attempt by Scotland to secure a colony in Central America in the late 17th century. Like many Scots at...

No trip to the National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh is complete without admiring the cast bronze cannon that once defended the Tolquhon...

Thanks to a Forbes, the Church of Saint Giles in Edinburgh was elevated to the status of St. Giles Cathedral. King Charles I was so...

The 1567 abdication of Catholic Queen Mary and the succession of her son Protestant James VI did little to quell the religious and...

Cindy Johnson likes to throw her weight around. And she’s very good at it! “CJ,” as she preferred to be called, started training and...

The Clan Forbes Society has just received a donation of $1,100 that matches the volunteer hours of Clan Convener Ann Forbes of Florida....