For The Madera Tribune Yee Chung with his Madera wife (left) and his wife he left in China (right). The year was 1865, and Yee Chung was...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo The Madera County Historical Society will open the Madera County Museum with a special open...

For The Madera Tribune The Angel of Madera County. Madera County’s Green School was like so many other schoolhouses that dotted the...

For The Madera Tribune Dr. Mary Butin (far left) ordered a halt to work on a foundation for a Chinese restaurant on Yosemite Avenue due...

For The Madera Tribune Rabbit hunts were community affairs in early Madera. With the justifiable concern for the welfare of animals these...

For The Madera Tribune The Barsotti bakery in Madera. The 32 year-old Italian packed his bags and prepared to leave his native village of...

For The Madera Tribune Craig Cunningham, shown here, was a major player in the move to incorporate Madera. Madera’s early history has...

For The Madera Tribune Bill Tighe built this department store into the most prosperous business in downtown Madera. W.C. Tighe, Madera’s...