

What happened to Enrico Baratta?
For The Madera Tribune Enrico Baratta lived above the garage in this historic home on North B Street. He left it on June 25, 1916 and...
Bill Coate
Dec 7, 2022


Dr. Ransom helped keep Arcola alive
For The Madera Tribune Arcola School in 1926. “I always look back upon the days I spent in Arcola School as among the happiest and most...
Bill Coate
Dec 4, 2022
Capture at the Bulge
Veterans’ Voices is directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this country. This is an...
For The Madera Tribune
Dec 3, 2022


Blackface in Madera
For The Madera Tribune Year after year in the first half of the 20th century, blackface minstrel shows entertained Maderans. “Living...
Bill Coate
Nov 30, 2022


The preacher fought the Owl saloon
For The Madera Tribune Madera’s “tenderloin” district can be seen here on the left of the photo. This area was home to the Owl Saloon in...
Bill Coate
Nov 26, 2022
Killed by roadside bomb
Veterans’ Voices is directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this country. This is an...
For The Madera Tribune
Nov 23, 2022


‘Great Imposter’ came to Madera
For The Madera Tribune Before he came to Madera County in 1964, to open up a school for boys in North Fork, Fred Demara had already built...
Bill Coate
Nov 23, 2022


Sheriff challenged from the inside
For The Madera Tribune Sheriff W.O. Justice lost his badge to deputy Marlin Young. In 1927, the people of Madera County elected Welton...
Bill Coate
Nov 19, 2022




