

Madera’s match factory burned
For The Madera Tribune C.M. Petty is seen here in the grocery store he opened after his match factory burned to the ground. The month of...
Bill Coate
Aug 20, 2025


Murder on Highway 99
For The Madera Tribune Officer Clarence Pickett gave his life in the line of duty. The young cop kissed his bride goodbye. Little did he...
Bill Coate
Aug 16, 2025


Madera at the turn of the 20th century
For The Madera Tribune Barnett’s meat market as it appeared on the inside in 1900. Any observer who happened upon Madera in 1900 would...
Bill Coate
Aug 13, 2025


Madera’s killer fire
For The Madera Tribune The Madera Theater is no more. As Madera moved into the 1940s, many looked forward to the return of good times....
Bill Coate
Aug 9, 2025


Maderan didn’t trust a jury
For The Madera Tribune Judge Stanley Murray found a woman guilty. On March 2, 1946, a neatly dressed woman stood beside her attorney,...
Bill Coate
Aug 6, 2025


Grim Reaper played baseball
For The Madera Tribune This 1915 photo was taken in the same baseball park where a Madera baseball player was killed at 2nd base in 1901....
Bill Coate
Aug 2, 2025


Madera’s surprise from the mountains
For The Madera Tribune S.S. Anderson is shown here with the mountain lion he shot at the Vignolo Hotel in Berenda. The appearance of big...
Bill Coate
Jul 30, 2025


Farmer got mad; blew his brains out
For The Madera Tribune Not even Dr. Dow Ransom (shown here) could save Charles Brown. If it had not been for bad luck, Charlie Brown...
Bill Coate
Jul 26, 2025



