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Title details for Dominick Verges interview with Kessler Cannon of KBND radio by Kessler Cannon - Available

Dominick Verges interview with Kessler Cannon of KBND radio

by Kessler Cannon
Dominick Verges
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Fifteen minute oral history with Dominick Verges, a Basque sheepherder who first arrived in Central Oregon in 1911. Verges herded sheep in Crook and Deschutes Counties until 1932, when he switched to cattle. Verges discusses the early Central Oregon wars between sheepmen and cattlemen, his native Basque country in southern France, and teaching his dogs to listen to commands in the Basque language. Cover photo of Dominick Verges’s cabin on display at Collier Logging Museum in Chiloquin. Interview conducted by KBND in 1953 as part of an oral history series with the Deschutes County Pioneers. Originally broadcast on May 24, 1953. Photograph from Nate Pedersen.
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Series: 15 minute histories Publisher: Bend, Oregon : KBND, p1953 Edition: Unabridged

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  • File size: 9278 KB
  • Release date: September 2, 2016
  • Duration: 00:19:19

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  • File size: 9347 KB
  • Release date: September 2, 2016
  • Duration: 00:19:19
  • Number of parts: 1

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Biography & Autobiography History Sociology Nonfiction

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Fifteen minute oral history with Dominick Verges, a Basque sheepherder who first arrived in Central Oregon in 1911. Verges herded sheep in Crook and Deschutes Counties until 1932, when he switched to cattle. Verges discusses the early Central Oregon wars between sheepmen and cattlemen, his native Basque country in southern France, and teaching his dogs to listen to commands in the Basque language. Cover photo of Dominick Verges’s cabin on display at Collier Logging Museum in Chiloquin. Interview conducted by KBND in 1953 as part of an oral history series with the Deschutes County Pioneers. Originally broadcast on May 24, 1953. Photograph from Nate Pedersen.
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Biography & Autobiography History Sociology Nonfiction
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