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In 2009, Gorin-Smith appeared before the Taylor County Project Development Authority to discuss placing historical markers in the more accurate locations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://courts.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/DD1221AC-C974-4A8A-95AF-91ACA27CB894/0/TaylorCoPDBMin2009511.pdf|title=Minutes of the Taylor County Project Development Authority|date=May 11, 2009|publisher=courts.ky.gov|accessdate=February 25, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

In 2009, Gorin-Smith appeared before the Taylor County Project Development Authority to discuss placing historical markers in the more accurate locations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://courts.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/DD1221AC-C974-4A8A-95AF-91ACA27CB894/0/TaylorCoPDBMin2009511.pdf|title=Minutes of the Taylor County Project Development Authority|date=May 11, 2009|publisher=courts.ky.gov|accessdate=February 25, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

The Hiestands, ancestors of Gorin-Smith's father, David Hiestand Mitchell, were early settlers of Campbellsville. The Jacob Heistand House, which dates from 1823, is a [[museum]] in Campbellsville, another project of Gorin-Smith's historical preservation efforts.<ref name=hmuseum/> It is one of only twelve such German houses in Kentucky.<ref name=histawards/> Gorin-Smith often provides guided tours at the museum.<ref name=hmuseum>{{cite web|url=http://wn.com/John_Hiestand|title=Hiestand Museum (video)|publisher=wn.com|accessdate=February 25, 2011; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> In 2008 and 2009, Citizens Bank of Campbellsville donated $2,500 to the museum in recognition of its significance to the [[tourism]] industry of central Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cknj.com/content/citizens-donates-hiestand-house|title=Citizens donates to Heistand House|publisher=''Central Kentucky New-Journal''|date=April 29, 2009|accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref> In 2008, two other Campbellsville banks, Taylor County and Community, each gave $1,000 to sustain the facility.<ref>"Business," johnkenyon.com, accessed February 25, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>

The Hiestands, ancestors of Gorin-Smith's father, David Hiestand Mitchell, were early settlers of Campbellsville. The Jacob Heistand House, which dates from 1823, is a [[museum]] in Campbellsville, another project of Gorin-Smith's historical preservation efforts.<ref name=hmuseum/> It is one of only twelve such German houses in Kentucky.<ref name=histawards/> Gorin-Smith often provides guided tours at the museum.<ref name=hmuseum>{{cite web|url=http://wn.com/John_Hiestand|title=Hiestand Museum (video)|publisher=wn.com|accessdate=February 25, 2011; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> In 2008 and 2009, Citizens Bank of Campbellsville donated $2,500 to the museum in recognition of its significance to the [[tourism]] industry of central Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cknj.com/content/citizens-donates-hiestand-house|title=Citizens donates to Heistand House|publisher=''Central Kentucky New-Journal''|date=April 29, 2009|accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref> In 2008, two other Campbellsville banks, Taylor County and Community, each gave $1,000 to sustain the facility.<ref>"Business," johnkenyon.com, accessed February 25, 2011; no longer on-line.</ref>

In July 2004, Campbellsville University presented Gorin-Smith with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, named for Algernon Sydney Sullivan, the founder of the [[New York City]] law firm Sullivan and Cromwell. CU President [[Michael V. Carter]] hailed Gorin-Smith's academic and community accomplishments, which "illustrate the wide breadth of her service, knowledge, achievements and civic engagement. ... [She has] a vast knowledge of the history of not only Taylor County but this entire region of our commonwealth."<ref name=awards/>​

In July 2004, Campbellsville University presented Gorin-Smith with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, named for Algernon Sydney Sullivan, the founder of the [[New York City]] law firm Sullivan and Cromwell. CU President [[Michael V. Carter]] hailed Gorin-Smith's academic and community accomplishments, which "illustrate the wide breadth of her service, knowledge, achievements and civic engagement. ... [She has] a vast knowledge of the history of not only Taylor County but this entire region of our commonwealth."<ref name=awards/>​