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Jul 21, 2021
New Forbes DNA Research Project Announced
The Clan Forbes Society is pleased to announce that FamilyTreeDNA Forbes Group Administrator is planning to conduct a formal project to...


Jul 16, 2021
Balfluig Castle
Balfluig Castle is located in the Howe (valley) of Alford on the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle was built in 1556, most...


Jul 5, 2021
House of Forbes for Kids
The Clan Forbes Society is proud to announce the publication of House of Forbes for Kids, a new heritage activity book for children of...


Jun 30, 2021
Battle of Alford
Scottish forces clashed on July 2, 1645, in Alford in Aberdeenshire, on lands Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, granted in 1423 to...


Jun 28, 2021
Alexander, 10th Lord Forbes, and the Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Northern Ireland conflict was generally acknowledged to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 between the United Kingdom...


Jun 25, 2021
Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar
Elizabeth Forbes-Sempill of Craigievar was born on September 6, 1912, and died as Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar, 11th Baronet, on...


Jun 20, 2021
John Stuart Stuart-Forbes and the Battle of Little Bighorn
A scion of the wealthy Forbes of Pitsligo and Monymusk, John Stuart Stuart-Forbes (1849-1876) left Scotland to avoid scandal. Assuming...


Jun 15, 2021
From Forbes to Furbish: A Scottish Prisoner’s Life and Legacy
Due to their strong Scottish accents and lack of the ability to write their own names, many British colony immigrants found their names...


May 28, 2021
Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
The magnificent Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire was once a royal fortress. In about 1200 AD, the castle was simply a square wooden...


May 18, 2021
Big Y-700 Test for Clan Chief Lord Forbes
Thanks to the generosity of a Clan Forbes Society member, FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) will conduct the Big Y-700 DNA analysis for Malcolm, Lord...


May 16, 2021
Castle Newe: Lost Treasure
Enlarged from a medieval stronghold to a stately mansion house, Castle Newe was once a showplace and a stop for the British Royal Family....


May 10, 2021
Forbes and the Thirty Years War
With estimated deaths of between 4.5 to 8 million, the Thirty Years’ War from 1618 to 1648 was a catastrophe to the people of Europe,...
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