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Frankie and Jay Bilbao: Oral History Interview
Tom Bilbao, son of Basque immigrants Vicente & Paula Bilbao was born at Jack Creek, NV in 1925. His wife Frances "Frankie" Vicondoa Bilbao and son Jay Bilbao talk about prospecting & mining in northern Elko County and their "Aita", father Tom…
Tags: Basques, Community, Crossroads, Elko, Faculty, Memoria Bizia, Story
"Elko's Overland Hotel: A Family, a Culture . . . and a Memory"
A history of the Overland Hotel in Elko, Nevada, USA, under original owners Domingo (Dan) and Gregoria Sabala from 1908 until 1938. The second largest of the Basque-owned hotels in town, the Overland served as a hostel for new Basque immigrants and…
Katherine Blossom - Oral history (07/10/17)
Katherine Blossom addresses students at the Shoshone Community Language Initiative (SCLI) program at Great Basin College. Katherine Blossom begins her discussion by describing the benefits of learning the language. She speaks about how her mother and…
Lois Whitney - Oral history (05/2011)
Lois Whitney was born in Elko, Nevada along with her children and mother “Liz” Brady. Her family hails from all over the Western Shoshone territory. Her presentation goes over the different types of plants that are indigenous to the Great Basin area,…
Elizabeth "Liz" Brady - Oral history (11/29/2006)
Elizabeth “Liz” Brady was born in Elko, NV between the Elko Smoke Shop and I-80 where the old Elko Senior Citizens Center was located. Her father’s name was Sontag Jackson whose grandparents were from the Austin area and were part of the Dubba…
GBC Scrapbooks 1967-1968
Collection of newspaper articles that were written during the year 1967-1968. These articles timeline the events that occurred at Great Basin College (Elko Community College) in 1967-1968.
GBC Scrapbooks 2015-2017
Collection of newspaper articles that were written during the year 2015-2017. These articles timeline the events that occurred at Great Basin College in 2015-2017.
Tags: 2015, 2016, 2017, Crossroads, Elko, GBC, GBC Library, GBC50, Great Basin College, Great Basin College Library, history, Scrapbooks, Story
2014 GBC Scrapbook
Collection of newspaper articles that were written during the year 2014. These articles timeline the events that occurred at Great Basin College in 2014.
2013 GBC Scrapbook
Collection of newspaper articles that were written during the year 2013. These articles timeline the events that occurred at Great Basin College in 2013.
2017-2018 GBC Scrapbook
Collection of newspaper articles that were written in the Elko Daily Free Press during the year 2017-2018. These articles timeline the events that occurred at Great Basin College in 2017-2018.
Tags: 2017, 2018, archives, Crossroads, Elko, GBC, GBC Library, GBC50, Great Basin College, Great Basin College Library, history, Scrapbooks, Story