Clan Forbes Society Blogs

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....

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...

On Saturday, December 2, 2023, Malcolm and Jinny, Lord and Lady Forbes, were honored guests at the formation parade of the newly...