For The Madera Tribune Anthony “Tony” Poletti is shown here in 1961, in the Poletti Department Store. He owned 10 other thriving Madera...

Madera County Historical Society “Each year Madera had a big Fourth of July celebration, and I always had a new dress to wear — just like...

Madera County Historical Society Madge Cook remembered Friedberger and Harder’s grocery store. They made home deliveries. Can it be? Have...

For The Madera Tribune Jennie Mace (seated) relaxes with a friend along the banks of the Fresno River in Madera County sometime near the...

For The Madera Tribune This portrait of Jennie Mace, taken circa 1900, reflects the strength of character that sustained her in her...

Madera County Historical Society The Republican banner that stretched across Yosemite Avenue in 1890 should not lead one to believe that...

For The Madera Tribune Eva Fridley Garner. Eva Fridley and John Garner were married in Modesto and moved to Madera in 1890. She was 16,...

For The Madera Tribune Brammer’s shoe store was a pioneer establishment on Yosemite Avenue that bent with the times and survived. It...