A good report ... One of the most intriguing Gorin's in my files is John Tilton "Big Top" Gorin. He was the son of Thompson B and Emily Runner Gorin, great-great grandson of Gladin and Nancy Hinch Gorin. He was born 25 Oct 1876 in Bowling Green KY and died 29 Mar 1940 same. The reason for the intrigue is that his nickname indicated his occupation; he was a circus promoter. I have had for many years a picture of John T out of a Bowling Green KY pictoral history, but this photo was taken in a play and he was dressed up as a woman with a big sun bonnet and dress with apron. He was looking downward and it was hard to see what he really looked like - although it was obvious that he was tall and strong jawed. Saturday, my dear friend and fellow genealogist, Martha Harrison, stopped at a yard sale in Temple Hill KY and someone there was selling a lot of old pictures. Most of them just had the first name of the individual on the back, if any, but Martha - ever looking out for her family and ours, picked up a wonderful picture, in perfect condition of a handsome tall man with a strong jaw. On the back it said Jno Gorin. She bought it for me and just dropped it off. I took one look and bingo, it's Big Top Gorin. A handsome man, the picture was taken in the early 1920's perhaps based on his attire. We have no idea of why someone in Barren Co would have his photo but I'm glad that Martha took the time to look them over! Moral of the story: Put names on your pictures and when you are at yard sales or flea markets ... look for old pictures! Thanks Martha .... Isn't genealogy great? Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/