School Systems
Educational institutions, such as grade schools, high schools, and universities, create records routinely. These records include lists of students and a yearly photo. School yearbooks with photos of the students and faculty are most widely available publically. These yearbooks can be found online, in libraries, or historical societies.
Floyd County has a school system that oversees education for citizens.
- Schools Photos
- Maytown High School Yearbooks
- Kentucky's
Last Frontier - Chapter 11
Chapter 11 discusses the Floyd County School System from 1800-1950. History of the education system and the different schools. Note: This link goes to Google Books where portions of the book were available.
- Hunter, Ballard v.
Floyd County Kentucky Board of Education ~1925
In this desposition, a teacher discusses school pay, hiring, and politics. Provides some interesting background to how things worked over 100 years ago.
- Profile Floyd County Schools 2018 [PDF]
Martin High School Paper - 1944
This high school newspaper was among James McGlothen's personal items when he was killed during WWII in Luzon Islands.
