

More New Years glimpses of Old Madera
Madera County Historical Society “Each year Madera had a big Fourth of July celebration, and I always had a new dress to wear — just like...
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A New Years look at Old Madera
Madera County Historical Society Madge Cook remembered Friedberger and Harder’s grocery store. They made home deliveries. Can it be? Have...
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Jennie Mace lands in Madera
For The Madera Tribune Jennie Mace (seated) relaxes with a friend along the banks of the Fresno River in Madera County sometime near the...
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Young bride’s honeymoon was a trying time
For The Madera Tribune This portrait of Jennie Mace, taken circa 1900, reflects the strength of character that sustained her in her...
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The Democrats finally won
Madera County Historical Society The Republican banner that stretched across Yosemite Avenue in 1890 should not lead one to believe that...
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Woman died fighting for her kids
For The Madera Tribune Eva Fridley Garner. Eva Fridley and John Garner were married in Modesto and moved to Madera in 1890. She was 16,...
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Brammer Building still stands tall
For The Madera Tribune Brammer’s shoe store was a pioneer establishment on Yosemite Avenue that bent with the times and survived. It...
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Roosevelt just missed the lion
For The Madera Tribune S.S. Anderson poses with the mountain lion he killed in a grove of trees near Berenda’s Vignolo Hotel in 1903. It...
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