Frankie and Jay Bilbao: Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Elko Basque residents Frankie and Jay Bilbao, conducted 25 September 2015 by Dr. Gretchen Skivington.
<p>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 who was one of the discoverers of different veins along the famous Carlin Trend. Frankie Bilbao talks about her parents Fermin & Madilyn Vicondoa Basque immigrants to Susanville, CA and her move in 1947 to Elko, NV and subsequent marriage to Tom Bilbao. She discusses what it meant to be Basque-American and to be raised in an "Old Country" household.<br />Jay Bilbao, Tom's son discusses how and where his Dad staked claims and mined independently, his interactions with the big mining companies, contracts and working for and with his Dad. Both interviewees speak of Old Country & New World values and what kind of man Tom Bilbao was and how his legacy lives on.</p>
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<p>Interview conducted on 25 September 2015 by Dr. Gretchen Skivington.</p>
Gretchen Skivington
Original Oral History Interview
Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
25 September 2015
Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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streaming video [.mp4 file]
English; little Basque
Basques, Basque sheepherding, Jack Creek/Gold Creek/Tuscarora/Mountain City/Elko, Jerritt Canyon, mining in the north country, Carlin Trend, early prospecting 1940s- 2000, mining companies, process of claim staking/mine maintenance, trapping, Old Country vs. New World Values, Stockmen's Hotel, Elko, Basque culture in Elko
John Adams Encounters the Basque
<p>Account of John Adams visit to the Basque country in Spain in 1779. The visit was the result of delays in Adams travelling to Paris to begin the peace process in the American Revolution.</p>
<p>[<a title="John Adams Encounters the Basque" href="/basques/neh_basques_adams.html" target="_self">View Article webpage</a>]</p>
Part of the <a title="Intertwined: Basques and Americans Crossing Paths collection" href="/omeka/collections/show/26" target="_self"><strong>Intertwined</strong></a> series of articles celebrating Basque and American Encounters in conjunction with the <a title="Smithsonian Institute's 2016 Folklife Festival" href="http://www.festival.si.edu/2016/basque/smithsonian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithsonian's 2016 Folklife Festival</a>.
Vince J. Juaristi
Originally posted in the <a title="John Adams Encounters the Basque" href="http://m.elkodaily.com/lifestyles/intertwined-john-adams-encounters-the-basque/article_1ead4c34-e4b9-5a8d-8c91-a29985854351.html?mobile_touch=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elko Daily Free Press</a>, 8 February 2016
Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
8 February 2016
Scott A. Gavorsky; Frank L Sawyer [VHC]
Copyright © 2016, Vince J. Juaristi. Articles may not be reprinted or redistributed.
Used by explicit permission of author; VHC Archive Deposit Agreement on file: http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/files/original/7be251bbb6b73065a4187dcad994ffbf.pdf [administrator access only]
html webpage
English
The Work of a Generation
<p>Vince J. Juaristi's experiences and pride as a member of the Basque community and looking forward to Basque celebration as part of the National Folklife Festival.</p>
<p>Part of the <a title="Intertwined: Basques and Americans Crossing Paths collection" href="/omeka/collections/show/26" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Intertwined</strong></a> series of articles celebrating Basque and American Encounters in conjunction with the <a title="Smithsonian Institute's 2016 Folklife Festival" href="http://www.festival.si.edu/2016/basque/smithsonian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithsonian's 2016 Folklife Festival</a>.</p>
Vince J. Juaristi
http://elkodaily.com/news/opinion/commentary-the-work-of-a-generation/article_aa675a01-60cd-5ac7-8bce-8c1502644860.html
Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
23 January 2016
Scott A. Gavorsky; Frank L. Sawyer [VHC]
Copyright © 2016, Vince J. Juaristi. Articles cannot be reprinted or redistributed.
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html webpage
English
The Tail of the Comet
<p>The story of Florentino Goicoechea (Basque: Florentino Goikoextea), a Basque resident and occassional smuggler living in the Pyrenees between France and Spain who operated the <em>Réseau Comète</em> or "Comet Line", an escape route for downed Allied airman shot down over Europe during World War II. Florentino Goicoechea would assist airmen in hiding in occupied France and smuggle them across the border to neutral Spain for return to the Allies.</p>
<p>Part of the <a title="Intertwined: Basques and Americans Crossing Paths collection" href="/omeka/collections/show/26" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intertwined</a> series of articles celebrating Basque and American Encounters in conjunction with the <a title="Smithsonian Institute's 2016 Folklife Festival" href="http://www.festival.si.edu/2016/basque/smithsonian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithsonian's 2016 Folklife Festival</a>.</p>
Vince J. Juaristi
http://m.elkodaily.com/lifestyles/intertwined-the-tail-of-the-comet/article_ec8ac7bb-9520-5b57-86e3-191a9c019098.html
Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
5 March 2016
Scott A. Gavorsky; Frank L. Sawyer [VHC]
Copyright © 2016, Vince J. Juaristi. Articles cannot be reprinted or redistributed.
Used by explicit permission of author; VHC Archive Deposit Agreement on file: http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/files/original/7be251bbb6b73065a4187dcad994ffbf.pdf [administrator access only]
English
The Good Shepherds
<p>The efforts of Nevada Senator Patrick McCarran to pass an amendment to his Displaced Person's Act to allow Basque sheepherders to emigrate to the United States in 1948 through 1952. As a result, the McCarran-Walters Act (1952) adopted similar principles for all American immigration policy, many of which remain in effect to today. The story combines debates about the Basque to the flagging American sheep-herding industry in the post-war West, the question of refugees and their legal status as immigrants, and the calculations of international relations in the developing Cold War.</p>
<p>Part of the <a title="Intertwined: Basques and Americans Crossing Paths collection" href="/omeka/collections/show/26" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intertwined</a> series of articles celebrating Basque and American Encounters in conjunction with the <a title="Smithsonian Institute's 2016 Folklife Festival" href="http://www.festival.si.edu/2016/basque/smithsonian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithsonian's 2016 Folklife Festival</a>.</p>
Vince J. Juaristi
http://m.elkodaily.com/lifestyles/intertwined-the-good-shepherds/article_ef33f582-142a-546d-9f4d-728dada3056b.html
Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
9 April 2016
Scott A. Gavorsky; Frank Sawyer [VHC]
Copyright © 2016, Vince J. Juaristi. Articles cannot be reprinted or redistributed.
Used by explicit permission of author; VHC Archive Deposit Agreement on file: http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/files/original/7be251bbb6b73065a4187dcad994ffbf.pdf [administrator access only]
English
2014 Elko National Basque Festival
The official program of the 2014 Elko National Basque Festival, held on July 4-6, 2014. This was the 51st year of the Festival.
Elko Euzkaldunak Club
4-6 July 2014
VHC Deposit Agreement on File
pdf
English; Basque
1989 Elko National Basque Festival Programs
The official program of the 1989 Elko National Basque Festival, held from June 30 to July 2, 1989. This was the 26th year of the Festival.
Elko Euzkaldunak Club
30 June - 2 July, 1989
VHC Deposit Agreement on File
pdf
English; Basque
1979 Elko National Basque Festival Program
The official program from the 1979 Elko National Basque Festival, held 4-6 July 1979. This was the 16th year of the Festival.
Elko Euzkaldunak Club
4-6 July 1979
VHC Deposit Agreement on File
pdf
English; Basque
2013 Elko National Basque Festival Program -50th Anniversary
The official program of the 2013 Elko National Basque Festival, held 5-7 July 2013. This was the 50th Anniversary Year of the Festival.
Elko Euzkaldunak Club
5-7 July 2013
VHC Deposit Agreement on file
pdf
English; Basque
"Papa Jack Errecart"
<p>Kimberly Errecart's personal biography of her father, Basque immigrant and long-time Elko resident Jack Errecart. After spending over a decade sheep-herding, Mr. Errecart became an entrepreneur, owning at various times over the years the Palace Bar, the Silver Dollar Club, and the Clifton Bar and Hotel.</p>
<p><a title="Papa Jack Errecart biography" href="/omeka/files/original/81687976a07d8d518ef69bed006612af.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View "Papa Jack Errecart" as pdf</a></p>
Kimberly Errecart
<em>Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Quarterly</em> 83.3 (Summer 1983): 91-98.
Northeastern Nevada Museum
Summer 1983
Gretchen Skivington [GBC]; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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pdf; 9 pages
English