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History Pub!
Amerikanuak! Basques of the High Desert
with Bob Boyd
January 31
Father Luke Room, McMenamins Old St. Francis
6:00 p.m., doors at 5 p.m.
Discover the rich traditions and experiences of Basque emigrants to the High Desert region of the American West. Largely employed as sheep herders, the Basques have left their mark throughout eastern Oregon, Idaho and Northern Nevada, cultivating traditions brought from Spain and France. Bob Boyd has two professional lives: one as a teacher in the Bend Lapine School district and another as the Curator of Western Heritage for the High Desert Museum, both of which he has actively been doing for over 30 years.