

Where was Borden?
For The Madera Tribune The Borden Hotel. When the folks in charge of the High Speed Rail began to talk of starting the project at Borden,...
Bill Coate
9 hours ago


The queen of Bethard Square
For The Madera Tribune From left are Emma Josephine Bethards, her grandmother Josephine Eugenia Lentz Bethards, and sister Millie Ellen...
Bill Coate
4 days ago


Fresno’s Sour grapes
For The Madera Tribune Madera’s new high school, built in 1904. Madera was founded in 1876 as part of Fresno County. During its first two...
Bill Coate
Oct 4


The last hurrah for steamboats on the San Joaquin
For The Madera Tribune The J.R. McDonald docks in Madera County in 1911. As one leaves Madera County, traveling south across the Herndon...
Bill Coate
Oct 1


County celebrates a 94-year-old tradition
For The Madera Tribune The first Old Timers Day parade, held 94 years ago. Madera had just recovered from the infamous Alta Hotel fire...
Bill Coate
Sep 26


Yee Chung’s family secret
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...
Bill Coate
Sep 26


Museum opens for celebration
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
Sep 24


Madera County’s mountain mystery
For The Madera Tribune The Angel of Madera County. Madera County’s Green School was like so many other schoolhouses that dotted the...
Bill Coate
Sep 23