Kentucky People

Born in 1802 in Lexington, Gideon Shryock began studying under a master architect when he was just barely in his twenties.

In November 1983, Martha Layne Collins was voted in as Kentucky’s first woman governor, and the nation’s only woman governor at the time.

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) “Virtual Visitor” has come to our rescue in this time of quarantine, offering free field trips, videos, educational materials and more provided by colleges and museums across the Commonwealth.

Award-winning Kentucky-based journalist Pat Forde has a new home at Sports Illustrated.

Girls (and apparently, this guy) just wanna have 1980s fun.

Hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky, singer-songwriter Tyler Childers is now peaking at the top of the Billboard charts.

My grandfather, Don Smith, has always been a world traveler. A retired Navy captain, he was stationed from Connecticut to Hawaii. He also traveled while working for Ford Motor Company.

When Kentucky’s The Everly Brothers first appeared on the music scene in the 1950s, they were singing about girls with names like “Sue” and “Cathy.” Soon, today’s artists may be singing about girls named Everly.

Empty nest syndrome can be hard for parents, but one Kentuckian channeled that feeling into a positive goal and healthy lifestyle changes. His success was featured in a national magazine.

Katy Yocom was born in Kansas but discovered her fascination with tigers in an unlikely place: Kentucky.