Bill Coate
Last hurrah for steamboats on the San Joaquin
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society During the pioneer years of Fresno and Madera Counties, steamboats were used to bring...
Bill Coate
County government finally got a home
For The Madera Tribune Huge blocks of Raymond granite dotted the landscape during construction of the Madera County Courthouse. In 1902...
Bill Coate
Cop killer barely escaped vigilante justice
For The Madera Tribune Walter Yeager dodged two lynch posses but wound up dying at the end of a rope just the same. This photo was taken...
Bill Coate
Nishimoto Celebration
For The Madera Tribune Sunny Nishimoto. When the Madera Method set out this school year to research and write the life story of Mr. Sunny...
Bill Coate
Kids fought to find Madera’s fountain
For The Madera Tribune Proof that Madera had an alternative to demon rum on the corner of D Street Yosemite. A long time ago, as I drove...
Bill Coate
Treasurer’s wife fought to the end
For The Madera Tribune Madera County’s treasurer William Amer was lodged in this jail in 1906 while awaiting trial for stealing the...
Bill Coate
Sunny Nishimoto’s Silent Acts of forgiveness
For The Madera Tribune Sunny Nishimoto. Scattered throughout Madera’s past is something phenomenal. Our town is full of quiet heroes —...
Bill Coate
Summertime was no picnic in Madera
For The Madera Tribune Madera kept Dr. Dow Ransom busy during the summertime. Today summertime means fun and games for many Maderans,...
