Clan Forbes Society Blogs

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....

Clan Forbes had a complicated relationship with Mary, Queen of Scots. William, 7th Lord Forbes, was Protestant and initially supported...

The battle for Terpersie Castle was not a bloody skirmish between Forbeses and Gordons, as was frequent in the 16th century. Instead, the...

Philip Stead received clearance from the ethics committee of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow to pursue his PhD study titled,...

Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857-1947) was an influential artist of the Victorian Age. He is known for his paintings, and as the...

Against the backdrop of the struggle between supporters of the deposed Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, and of her young son, James VI, the...

As the daylight hours shorten and the estate has its first covering of snow of the winter, our thoughts turn to the milder summer months...

If you’re a Clan Forbes member who enjoys holiday movies, you’ll want to watch “Christmas at the Castle” (originally released in 2019 as...

Formation Parade of the 215 (Scottish) Multirole Regiment at Edinburgh Castle On Saturday, December 2, 2023, Malcolm and Jinny, Lord and Lady Forbes, were honored guests at the formation parade of the newly reconstituted 215 (Scottish) Multirole Medical Regiment at Edinburgh Castle. Regiment leaders requested to use the Forbes Modern Tartan as the official tartan, which Lord Forbes granted. The new regiment, Scotland’s only medical Army Reserve unit, was created from the comb

Based on the real life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, this novel is a sweeping saga of an African princess in Victorian England and West...

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