Mary (Micheo) Abbot is the daughter of Basque immigrants to Nevada.  In 1937 when she was seven years old her parents leased the French Hotel in Gardnerville, Nevada.   In 1947, her father bought the nearby Seth Hotel which he refurbished and named the Pyrenees Hotel.

In this interview Mary shares her memories of growing up in a Basque hotel in the days when the boarders were mainly sheepherders who became family friends.  She speaks also of  her childhood friendships with the children from the other Basque hotels and some of their activities. Mary recounts the transition of the Gardnerville Basque boarding houses to restaurants and remembers some changes in menu items and prices over the years.

Read the Interview Summary- part one 
Read the Interview Summary - part two

Mary (Micheo Abbot)