Sheep Stories

The third and final episode of Sheep Stories, brought to you by the Community Library’s Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History in Ketchum, Idaho. In this episode, we hear from the Peruvian immigrant herders. Compared to the Basque and the Scottish, their history in Idaho is much more recent, but their stories sound very similar to those that came before. Music by Santiago Jimenez Jr., Dee...

The second episode of Sheep Stories, brought to you by the Community Library’s Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History in Ketchum, Idaho. We explore Basque immigrants, how they came to Idaho, and their experiences working with the sheep. The Basque Country, a small region of both Spain and France on the Bay of Biscay, is home to a distinct language, history, and culture – one that has also...

The first episode of Sheep Stories, brought to you by the Community Library’s Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History in Ketchum, Idaho. We’ll hear a little bit about how sheepherding works, some of the crazy stories from herders, of the early Scottish immigrants who started herding sheep in this area, and how the Trailing of the Sheep Festival got started. Hosted by Vance Cunningham. Music...

This new podcast from the Community Library’s Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History in Ketchum takes you deep into the history and culture of an industry that shaped the region. Across three episodes, archival recordings and voices from the Trailing of the Sheep Festival bring to life the journeys of Scottish, Basque, and Peruvian immigrants who have herded sheep here for more than a cent...