WHAT DOES THE SOCIETY DO?

The Society is engaged in many activities.  It publishes a yearly JOURNAL which is sent to members and to prestigious academic centers.  A Hall of Fame is celebrated every year at different Basque Centers in America and honors those who have contributed to the culture, welfare, and/or history of the Basques in America.

Among other projects, the Society has sponsored: an exhibition in Chicago of three outstanding sculptors, a series of concerts, and conferences on Basque topics.  The Society is especially proud of its sponsorship of the National Monument to the Basque Sheepherder in Reno, Nevada – a tribute, long overdue to Basque pioneers and a symbol that reflects Basque character.  For the first time in Basque maritime history, with the support of the Society, an eighteenth century traditional Basque fishing boat (trainera) was built in Maine, inaugurated in New York and returned to the Basque Country as a gift of gratitude to the land of Basque heritage.  The trainera was celebrated in every port from Bilbao to Bayonne.