For The Madera Tribune This homemade shadow box features many souvenirs from CWO Kirk Edwards’ trip to Leningrad. It features shoulder...

For The Madera Tribune CWO Kirk Edwards receiving the “Spirit of the Bear Award” from the Commandant of the Coast Guard with the...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Sheriff Jasper Lewis, shown here with his wife, had has hands full with a renegade,...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society This three story structure, once known as the Barcroft Building, is still standing on...

For The Madera Tribune A photo of the Coast Guard Band performing at the Village of Pushkin in the Soviet Union. THE UNITED STATES COAST...

For The Madera Tribune Kirk Edwards is shown here holding the Russian flag presented to him as a gift from a member of the Soviet band....

Courtesy of The Madera County Historical Society By the 1960s, the silent “Jim Crow” mentality in Madera was assailed by such individuals...

For The Madera Tribune King Papers Project staff with Minnijean Brown-Trickey, one of the “Little Rock Nine” who integrated Little Rock’s...