Bill Coate
An adventure in Oaxaca
For The Madera Tribune View of colonial buildings in old town of Oaxaca city in Mexico. This story begins in Madera Unified School...
Bill Coate
Stagecoach driver turned to bounty hunting
For The Madera Tribune A sheriff’s posse poses around the mortally wounded train robber, John Sontag. Shown second from the left is Hiram...
Bill Coate
Old Timers’ Day Parade brought flood of memories
For The Madera Tribune Madera got another three-story building in 1913, this time on the north side of Yosemite Avenue. Old Timers Day in...
Bill Coate
Madera’s terrific trio
For The Madera Tribune G.W. Mordecai, one of Madera’s most influential pioneers. Madera celebrated its fourth birthday in 1880, firmly...
Bill Coate
Dr. Ransom helped keep Arcola alive
For The Madera Tribune Dr. Dow Ransom. With these words, one of Madera’s most highly respected physicians paid homage to the first school...
Bill Coate
Zealous Madera lawman went too far
For The Madera Tribune Madera’s old jail was once the scene of a ferocious struggle between two lawmen and a citizen loaded with loot....