Traveling Exhibition
Helena, Montana
August 28 - September 30, 2019
The traveling exhibition John Etchart and the Basque Legacy in Montana features the ranching career of John Etchart (1882-1943), a Basque immigrant who started off as a sheepherder in California’s Santa Monica hills and rose to become one of the most knowledgeable ranchers in Montana
John Etchart, ca. 1939. Tampico, Montana. Source: Etchart Family
John Etchart
and the Basque Legacy in Montana
Curated by Dr. Iker Saitua
John Etchart
JOHN ETCHART AND THE BASQUE LEGACY IN MONTANA
Helena, Montana
August 28, 2019 - September 6, 2019
Goodkind Block Partners Building
September 6, 2019 - September 30, 2019
City County Building
Exhibition sponsored by the Montana History Foundation. Supported by the Department of History at Carroll College and the Etchart Family. Organized by Iker Saitua, Basque Government postdoctoral fellow in history at University of California Riverside and University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU)
