The Civil War leaves hundreds of widows and orphans. Kentucky Masons envision a Masonic Widows and Orphans Home and Infirmary in Louisville.

Charter and incorporation documents for proposed home are finalized.

The Home opens on April 7 near downtown Louisville

A school is established for orphans. Practical industries become part of Home life, teaching residents shoemaking, printing, chair caning, cooking, gardening and canning, while also providing usable commodities.

The first registered nurse is hired.

The Old Mason's Home opens east of Shelbyville.

Influx of children orphaned by World War I and the influenza epidemic overcrowds the Home. Plans commence to raise money for a new home on a larger site.

127 acres is acquired between the Louisville city limits and St. Matthews, and the cornerstone laid for construction of what would become a schoolhouse.

New Home, designed to be a self-sufficient campus, is dedicated and residents move from the old Home.

Noted landscape architects, the Olmsted Brothers, complete the site's master plan.

The largest population of children (632) live at the Louisville home.

The Home's on-campus school is closed and children living at the Home attend public schools.

The Home's last orphan leaves, and the Home focuses on providing senior care, building a personal care center with 104 resident accommodations.

Masonic Widows and Orphans Home and Old Mason's Home merge to form the Masonic Homes of Kentucky.

Six of the cottages that housed widows and orphans are renovated into senior apartments. The old dining hall is renovated and renamed The Olmsted, becoming a Louisville landmark for events and weddings.

Spring Hill Village Retirement Community in Taylor Mill is established.

The Louisville campus is named to the National Register of Historic Places.

A Masonic Home Museum opens in the old gymnasium, where the Masonic Homes of Kentucky corporate offices are located.

The Feltman Community Center, including a fitness center, guest apartment, full kitchen and meeting rooms, opens for residents of Spring Hill Village.

The Pillars Assisted Living Community, featuring 21 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, opens at the Masonic Home of Shelbyville.

A ground breaking ceremony marks the start of construction of a 136-bed care center at the Masonic Home of Louisville, to replace the existing health care center that has been in service since 1927.

Masonic Home Alumni Association presents A Place Called Home, a bronze sculpture honoring the Masonic Homes and Kentucky Masons, to the Louisville campus.

Commonwealth of Kentucky issues a Certificate of Need for a pediatric day care center on the Louisville campus.

Rehabilitation of The Olmsted's lower level begins to create a Village Life Center.

The Bistro and Club Olmsted open. The Bistro is a popular dining spot within the community and Club Olmsted has proven to be a great space for numerous community events and gatherings.

A groundbreaking ceremony marks the start of construction of the Kosair Charities Center which will house Sproutlings Pediatric Day Care & Preschool. Sproutlings will provide care for 110 children, six days a week.

Planning begins on Miralea, an upscale independent living community on the Louisville campus. The project will feature 12 patio homes and 90 apartment-style residences on the west side of the campus.

A renovation was completed on the 2,200 square foot rehabilitation center at the Masonic Home of Shelbyville.