For years, people have posted images and stories on the internet about a family from Kentucky who had blue-colored skin. Understandably, some viewers have questioned whether these stories and ...

The Origins Of The Blue People Of Kentucky The first Fugate in the United States was a French orphan named Martin Fugate , who settled in Troublesome Creek in the hills of eastern Kentucky in 1820.

What the Blue People of Kentucky teach us about our blood cells. Mike Szydlowski. In 1820, a man named Martin Fugate relocated to Kentucky, which was an unsettled wilderness at that point.

This congenital Blue Man Group was originally formed in 1820 when French orphan Martin Fugate moved to Eastern Kentucky and met Elizabeth Smart. Despite not being related, both had “blue” genes.

Inside the CENTURIES-long struggle of Kentucky's mysterious 'blue people': How one man's 'inbred' marriage has left his family suffering from an ultra-rare blood disorder that turns their skin ...

The Blue People of Kentucky, also known as the Fugates, have captivated the world with their unique appearance. Their blue-tinted skin, an inherited genetic trait, ...

Genetics and in-breeding cause six generations of family to turn blue. Feb. 22, 2012— -- Benjamin "Benjy" Stacy so frightened maternity doctors with the color of his skin -- "as Blue as Lake ...

I attended my family reunion in Harlan County last weekend. By chance I took a back road through Frakes, the hometown of the Blue People of Kentucky, located in the southeast mountains ...