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Getting StartedBefore perusing or posting, be sure to read this first! This forum will provide tips, recommendations, and expectations for getting started in the forum.5 Topics · 8 PostsLast post: Death Certificate Database · 3 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: General Questions · Requesting Records · Death Certificates
Asylums/State HospitalsThis forum covers all of Kentucky's historic public asylums/state hospitals.3 Topics · 3 PostsLast post: Can you guess which state hospital … · 3 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Historic Eastern State Hospital · Historic Western State Hospital · Historic Frankfort State Hospital · Historic Central State Hospital · Historic Kentucky State Hospital
Private Asylums and InstitutionsThis forum covers Kentucky's historic private asylums and mental institutions.1 Topic · 1 PostLast post: A Historical Glance at Privatized … · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Beechhurst Sanitarium · Our Lady of Peace · Our Lady of the Oaks · Stewart Home for the Feeble Minded · Wayside Hospital
Historical Approaches to InsanityA look at the causes, types, and treatments of mental illnesses in Kentucky and throughout the world2 Topics · 2 PostsLast post: Historical Lunacy Laws in Kentucky · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Historical Causes of Insanity · Historical Typing of Insanity · Historical Treatments for Insanity
State Tuberculosis SanatoriaThis forum covers the state-operated system of tuberculosis hospitals in Kentucky.1 Topic · 1 PostLast post: Establishing a State-Owned Tubercu … · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Ashland Tuberculosis Hospital · Glasgow Tuberculosis Hospital · Hazelwood State Tuberculosis Sanitarium · London Tuberculosis Hospital · Madisonville Tuberculosis Hospital · Paris Tuberculosis Hospital · Open-Air Tuberculosis Schools · Tubercular Morbidity Statistics
Private Tuberculosis SanatoriaThis forum covers privately-owned tuberculosis facilities in Kentucky.1 Topic · 1 PostLast post: A Privately-Owned Approach to Trea … · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Covington-Kenton County Tuberculosis Sanatorium · Julius Marks Sanitarium · Waverly Hills Sanatorium
State SchoolsThis forum covers Kentucky's historic public state schools.1 Topic · 1 PostLast post: A Historical Glance at State Schoo … · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Choctaw Academy · Hazelwood Developmental · Kentucky Institution for Feeble-Minded Children · Kentucky School for the Blind · Kentucky School for the Deaf · Oakwood State Hospital and School · Ormsby Village · Outwood State Hospital and School
Hospitals and Medical FacilitiesThis forum covers a variety of hospitals and medical facilities, both publicly and privately owned.2 Topics · 2 PostsLast post: St. Joseph Hospital - March 2026 U … · 3 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Good Samaritan Hospital · Guerrant Mission Clinic and Hospital · Kentucky Baptist Hospital · Logan Hospital · Louisville City Hospital · Miners Memorial Hospital Association · Norton Memorial Infirmary · Oneida Maternity Hospital · Red Cross Hospital · Saint Anthony Hospital · Saint Joseph Hospital · Saint Joseph Infirmary · Southeastern Kentucky Baptist Hospital · UofL Health - UofL Hospital · US Marine Hospital · Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
Infirmaries and PoorhousesThis forum covers all of Kentucky's historic public infirmaries and poorhouses.1 Topic · 1 PostLast post: Echoes of the Past: Kentucky’s Poo … · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Colored Orphan Industrial Home · Fayette County Infirmary · Kentucky Infirmary for Women and Children · Pest Houses · Gallery of Infirmaries and Poorhouses
Jails, Prisons, and PenitentiariesThis forum covers Kentucky's publicly owned jails, prisons, and penitentiaries.1 Topic · 1 PostLast post: From Fortresses to Reform · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Kentucky House of Reform · Louisville City Workhouse · Louisville Industrial School · Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center · Kentucky State Penitentiary · Kentucky State Reformatory · US Narcotic Farm - Lexington · Prison and Jail Executions - 1780-1999 · Historical Punishments
OrphanagesThis forum covers publicly and privately owned orphanages and facilities for children in Kentucky.1 Topic · 1 PostLast post: The Legacy of Kentucky’s Orphanage … · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Covington Protestant Children's Home · Kentucky Children's Home Society · Kentucky Home Society for Colored Children
Medical Schools and CollegesThis forum covers Kentucky's publicly and privately owned medical schools and colleges.1 Topic · 1 PostLast post: A Look at Historical Medical Educa … · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Kentucky School of Medicine · Louisville College of Dentistry · Louisville Medical College · Louisville National College of Medicine · Southern School of Osteopathy · Transylvania University Medical Department · University of Louisville Medical Department · Forgotten Medical Colleges
Kentucky Funeral HistoryThis forum covers a broad spectrum of funeral and embalming history in Kentucky.1 Topic · 1 PostLast post: From Undertaker to Funeral Directo … · 4 weeks ago · Shawn LoganSubforums: Funeral Customs and Folklore in Kentucky · Funeral and Embalming Education in Kentucky · Funeral History Resource Library · Kentucky Funeral Home Gallery · Profiles in Kentucky Funeral and Embalming History · Hearses and Professional Vehicles · Kentucky Cemeteries
Kentucky's Offbeat HistoryFrom 50 Shades of Strange to Brothels and Mesmerism, this forum covers eccentric Kentucky historical topics.0 Topics · 0 PostsNo topics yet!Subforums: 50 Shades of Strange · Brothels
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