Chinese autopsy raised ruckus in Borden
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society This abandoned adobe building was once used by Man Wah Chan as a store. Its location is...
Bill Coate
May 22, 2021
From furniture to caskets; kindness carried on
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society R.C. Jay. Richard C. Jay was a remarkable person. Among his many laudable attributes was...
Bill Coate
May 12, 2021
Once a scoundrel; always a scoundrel
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society In 1895, killer Victor Adams was headed for this newly constructed Madera County Jail....
Bill Coate
Apr 25, 2021
Summertime no picnic in Madera
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Dr. Dow Ransom sits beside the pool at his North C Street home. Today summertime means...
Bill Coate
Apr 21, 2021
Opinion: RIP Prince Phillip
A week ago, Prince Phillip of the United Kingdom, 99, died after battling health issues for some time. Queen Elizabeth II of Great...
Tami Jo Nix
Apr 17, 2021
Opinion: The world has one less nobleman
About a week ago, every metropolitan area, every city, every town, every village, and every hamlet got word that Prince Phillip, stage...
Jim Glynn
Apr 17, 2021
3 kids died; ‘Apathy caused the fire’
Madera County Historical Society These children survived the tragic fire in which three of their siblings died. The fire spread so...
Bill Coate
Mar 20, 2021
Tragedy struck teenagers on the tracks
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Madera’s New Southern Hotel stood on North B Street. It was the home of the Hambletons...
Bill Coate
Mar 17, 2021
