

He was his brother's keeper
Courtesy of the Coate Family Archives Johnny Coate. One brother was born just before Christmas, and the other was born just after...
Bill Coate
Feb 15, 2025


Putney Ranch: The Next Chapter
For The Madera Tribune Charles and Julia Shinn in front of Peace Cabin. Change is coming, again, to one of Madera County’s most historic...
For The Madera Tribune
Feb 12, 2025


From furniture to caskets; kindness carried on
For The Madera Tribune Students research the Chinese cemetery near Borden. Richard C. Jay was a remarkable person. Among his many...
Bill Coate
Feb 8, 2025


Sheriff John Anderson Remembered
Madera Tribune File Photo Former Madera County Sheriff John Anderson. Sheriff John Anderson was born and raised in Williams, Calif. He...
Bill Coate
Feb 5, 2025


Mordecai met Grant on main street
For The Madera Tribune George Washington Mordecai met President Ulysses S. Grant on main street Madera. As the little town of Madera was...
Bill Coate
Jan 29, 2025


Madera finally tamed Captain Mace
For The Madera Tribune Captain Mace. An adventurer who rode with Kit Carson, scouted the West in search of buffalo, and mined for gold on...
Bill Coate
Jan 25, 2025


Will history repeat itself in school board races?
For The Madera Tribune Judge Conley. Madera will once again cast its votes in a number of important races, not the least of which are the...
Bill Coate
Jan 22, 2025


Madera remembered Athletic Hall
For The Madera Tribune Looking east on Yosemite Avenue from E Street, this 1928 photograph shows the two-story building which housed the...
Bill Coate
Jan 18, 2025









