Today on the YouTube channel, we’re continuing our Reconnecting With Your Roots series. This second video is all about how to research your Basque genealogy and put together a Basque family tree. It’s based on a blog post written by Elizabette Guéçamburu.
I don’t know about you, but The Bachelorette has taken over the family room TV on Monday nights at my house this summer. This season’s Bachelorette is about to pick her man tonight, and it’s got me nostalgic for last year’s season of The Bachelorette. Members of the Basque American community and Bachelor Nation already know that last season the competition’s only Basque American contestant, Garrett Yrigoyen, won the Bachelorette’s heart.
Today on the YouTube channel, we’re kicking off a new series of videos: Reconnecting With Your Roots. This first video is all about what to do if you just found out you have Basque ancestry and want to learn more.
I’ve been getting some questions about the Picon Punch on the Basque walking tour of San Francisco. It seems like many of us are curious about the Picon Punch but also mystified as to what it actually is. So today let’s talk about this favorite Basque American cocktail.
Baztandarren Biltzarra takes place in Elizondo but it’s a celebration of all the towns in the valley of Baztan. Since 1964, the 15 villages of the valley come together to put on an annual parade through the streets of Elizondo, full of traditional costumes, music, and dancing. The parade may look like a beautiful display of traditional Basque culture to outsiders like me, but it’s actually a competition between the villages.
