Bill Coate
Grady Wilburn — the rest of the story
For The Madera Tribune Albert Wilburn. Last week, we visited the Grady Wilburn family as they moved from Texas to Madera. Young Albert...
Bill Coate
Texas transplant didn’t mess up
For The Madera Tribune Albert Wilburn. The black farmer strode to the fence that separated his 170-acre farm from his white neighbor’s...
Bill Coate
“Warring Italians — Fierce Fight — Lucca’s Barroom Wrecked.”
For The Madera Tribune Under-Sheriff John Hensley had his hands full at the Lucca Hotel in 1904. Long before Lucca’s Restaurant opened...
Bill Coate
Teenage fugitives were no match for sheriff
For The Madera Tribune Sheriff Young receives congratulations from Governor Reagan. It was approaching midnight as the seven teenagers...
Bill Coate
Why was Madera founded?
For The Madera Tribune The Mace Hotel was built on the first lot sold in Madera. Every historian writing of the founding of Madera...
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Pete Pistoresi saw the killers
For The Madera Tribune Pete Pistoresi, shown here on the far right, is in much more pleasant surroundings than he was 100 years ago when...
Bill Coate
First Madera stage raised ruckus in Fresno Flats
For The Madera Tribune Stage coach travel from Madera to the mountains began from this spot in 1879. The very first stagecoach from...
Bill Coate
How did Madera High School come to be?
For The Madera Tribune In 1904, Madera High School moved into this new home between L and N Streets. The crowd gathered at the Athletic...
