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Arborglyphs – Basque immigrant sheepherders left their marks on aspen trees in the American West

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carvings made over decades by Basque herders are endangered as their canvas, the aspens, are at risk. Sawtooth Mountains, 2011, ...
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Jon Bilbao Basque Library, Basque culture, digital archive focus of new episode of Checked Out!

Checked Out!, the official podcast of the University Libraries, is back with a new episode focusing on the Jon Bilbao Basque Library located on the third floor of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.
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Conservator visits Special Collections, Basque Library to ensure proper preservation

University Libraries is home to a variety of unique collections consisting of the Special Collections and University Archives Department and the Jon Bilbao Basque Library. Both departments are located ...
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Basque immigrant sheepherders left their marks on aspen trees in the American West. A group is documenting these cultural artifacts

Throughout the mountains of the American West, carvings hidden on the trunks of aspen trees tell the stories of the sheepherders who made them as they passed through with their flocks. Most of the men ...