Ladies and Gentlemen…

It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the Clan Galbraith Society website. In the past 20 years we have reached out to members of Clan Galbraith all over the world. Our website receives hits from our cousins living in countries like Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Kenya, and of course the United States.

So, I realize you may be saying “The website is for Clan Galbraith, but my name is Calbreath, Colbath, Colbreath, Culbreath, Culberth, Culbreath, Culbreath, Galbreath, Gailbreath, Galberth, Galbrath, Galraithy, Galbrorth, Galbrith, Gilbreath, Gilbreth, Kulbeth, Kilbreath, Kilbeth, MacBraten, MacBerkney, Malbratnie, Macvretney.”

As we have all come to realize, all these surnames and probably more come together to form the roots of Clan Galbraith. If nothing else, we all have experienced the distinct misfortune of hearing the pronunciation of our name horribly slaughtered by everyone from classmates to telemarketers to hostesses calling us to our table.

Why should YOU join the clan Galbraith society? I can give you several reasons.

• First, is our DNA project in association with the Family Tree DNA project. The Clan Galbraith Society has encouraged our membership to participate in this remarkable project to establish genealogical trees based on common strains of DNA. We have an amazing database in place managed by two very skilled members. Through the DNA project we have discovered 13 distinct lines of Galbraiths.
  
  
• Second, is our expansive library on all things Galbraith. The Society has been reaching out to its membership for over 44 years now. In that time our members have submitted their family history records, information, books, bibles, and stories to the clan librarian. Countless records and documents have been scanned into our library. Currently the clan library has approximately 1500 Ireland deed images; spanning from the early 1600s to the early 1900s. Our clan genealogist painstakingly copied images, organized them, created indexes, etc. We are currently transcribing these images, but even the indexes are helpful for those not transcribed yet. This resource alone is worth membership.
  
  
• Third, is our biannual gatherings. In 2024 we gathered again in our ancestral home of Scotland. Plans for 2026 are underway!
  
  
• Fourth, is our amazing quarterly newsletter, The Red Tower. This publication has been in continuous publication since 1980. We celebrated our 44th anniversary in 2020. The information that is available in this publication is remarkable and to me is second to none. All past editions are available in the members only section of the website.
  
  
• Fifth, is the amazing work of our genealogists. Past genealogist William and current genealogist Dana have done and are doing amazing research with amazing attention to detail over the last decade. I would put the quality of their work up against any clans.
  

Thank you for finding us. Please consider joining us and let us show you what we are made of and what we can do for you.