Bill Coate
The Battle of the Balcony
For The Madera Tribune Ben Ducker, left, poses with his son William in 1900, as he holds the shotgun that he used against the U.S,...
For The Madera Tribune
Military to civilian life transition, part 1
Veterans’ Voices is directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this country. This is an...
Bill Coate
Roosevelt came, saw and conquered
For The Madera Tribune President Theodore Roosevelt is seen here giving a speech in Raymond in 1903 after his visit to Yosemite Park. The...
For The Madera Tribune
Son and two daughters
You would think that if you had two daughters and one son, the son would be the one going into the military. Not in my case. My daughter...
For The Madera Tribune
No one left behind
Veterans’ Voices is directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this country. This is an...
Bill Coate
Political turf wars began in 1926
For The Madera Tribune Madera County Sheriff John Barnett (left) is shown here in 1921 with Undersheriff Clarence Osborn and prisoner Ah...
Bill Coate
One son lived; one son died
For The Madera Tribune Navy Blue Angels; 1949. Maderan Raleigh Rhodes is shown third from the right. Welton Rhodes and William O. Justice...
Bill Coate
Uncovering a Madera pioneer’s past
For The Madera Tribune Site of Sycamore Plantation, home of Harry Dixon and his family on Deer Creek near Leland, Mississippi. In 1870,...
