Texas transplant didn’t mess up
For The Madera Tribune Dr. Albert Wilburn. The black farmer strode to the fence that separated his 170-acre farm from his white...
Bill Coate
Apr 3, 2021
Looking back at Old Timers Day
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Thousands once converged on Yosemite Avenue for the Old Timers Day Parade, as this...
Bill Coate
Mar 31, 2021
Fire cleared way for Courthouse Park
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society It didn’t take long for Courthouse Park to take shape after a fire in 1909 cleared the...
Bill Coate
Mar 27, 2021
Mace was a practical politician
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Assemblyman Russel Perry Mace. At first blush, the old rocking chair in the Madera...
Bill Coate
Mar 24, 2021
3 kids died; ‘Apathy caused the fire’
Madera County Historical Society These children survived the tragic fire in which three of their siblings died. The fire spread so...
Bill Coate
Mar 20, 2021
Being With The People — A Diary by Kirk Edwards: Leningrad 1989 — Home
For The Madera Tribune The diary of Kirk Edwards, a 1973 MHS graduate, sits open, displaying entries of his journey to the Soviet Union...
Bill Coate
Mar 20, 2021
Being With The People — A Diary by Kirk Edwards: Leningrad 1989 — Tuesday, June 27, 1989
For The Madera Tribune CWO Kirk Edwards is shown here sharing some vignettes from his Leningrad Diary with Professor Jose Gonzalez’...
Bill Coate
Mar 17, 2021
Tragedy struck teenagers on the tracks
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Madera’s New Southern Hotel stood on North B Street. It was the home of the Hambletons...
Bill Coate
Mar 17, 2021
