Celebrating 25
25th Anniversary illustration by Devon Stivers.
Devon Stivers, a Bagdad (Shelby County) native with a bachelor of arts degree from Georgetown College in art history and history, works as a webmaster for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. She has a passionate love of literature, nature and anything in the fine arts.
25 Years of Kentucky Monthly
In 1998, a record-breaking winter storm dropped more than 20 inches of snow on parts of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team captured the national championship, a slim aerodynamic colt named Real Quiet won the Kentucky Derby, and Kentucky Monthly was born. It was a banner year. Twenty-five years is an important milestone for any publication but particularly impressive with the changes that have taken place in the publishing world since 1998. Many traditional print magazines have fallen by the wayside with the growth of the internet. Luckily for us, Kentucky Monthly readers continue to enjoy receiving physical copies of the magazine.
From the Business Manager
Kay Vest reflects on our 25th anniversary. Read more
First Things First
Remembering some of our firsts...our first cover, the first pet issue and much more! Read more
Six Degrees of Kentucky Monthly
Publisher + Editor-in-Chief reflects on our 25 years... Read more
From the Editors
Past and present editors reflect on their experiences working with Kentucky Monthly Read more
Cover Worthy
A few of our favorite covers...
