While growing up our family social life revolved around pigeon shows and pigeon people.  My father (Link Sr.) was for many years the Superintendent of the Pigeon Exhibit at the Kentucky State Fair. So the whole family would spend over a week at the fair from opening to closing. In the 60s there were always weekend visits to other fanciers homes, lawn shows and then the regular club shows.

	Lawn show at our house (1964 or 65), outside of Owensboro, Kentucky
Jesse and grandparents 1983	Jesse visiting his grandfather's pigeon loft in 1983. At that time he had about 600 birds. In the background is Link's swivel chair that he would sit in and watch his rollers perform. He could lean back and swing around to watch them as they circled.
	Daviess County Fair, late 1960s pigeon show Link Sr. (on left) Andy Hockenberry from Louisville, KY judged the show
We're expressing our feelings at the end of working at the week long Ky State Fair in 1973. Link Sr. on right and yes that's me on the left (it was the 70s) The pigeons for many years were on the 2nd floor of the stadium. The Ky State Fair Grounds have added many more building since this photo was taken. The National Young Bird Show is held at the fairgrounds. A show my father never missed..