

Woman died fighting for her kids
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,...
Bill Coate
Dec 16, 2020


Taking the Titanic to Madera
For The Madera Tribune Argene and Sebastino del Carlo on their wedding day, Feb. 20, 1912. Two months later, they were on their way to...
Bill Coate
Dec 5, 2020
Woman killed in alleged DUI crash
A 25-year-old woman from Madera was killed in a multi-vehicle traffic collision on north bound State Route 99 just north of Avenue 7 when...
DJ Becker
Nov 26, 2020
1 dead after running stop sign
A 30-year-old woman from Merced reportedly ran a stop sign as she was southbound on Avenue 13 directly into the path of a semi truck...
DJ Becker
Nov 26, 2020


Cuckolded husband almost vindicated
For The Madera Tribune George Harlow’s prison photo. Clara Orr was a child bride. She was only 15 when she married 26-year-old George...
Bill Coate
Nov 21, 2020


Revenge at the Hildreth Hotel
Madera County Historical Society This hotel was the centerpiece of the town of Hildreth. It is also the place where Harry Daniels got...
Bill Coate
Nov 18, 2020


First to go, first to die
Madera County Historical Society The first Maderans to be drafted in WWI are shown here at the Madera depot on Sept. 9, 1917, as they...
Bill Coate
Nov 14, 2020


Black man’s life mattered for Dixieland students
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Dixieland School teacher Angela Lindsey puts a piece of a broken headstone in place at the grave of a...
Bill Coate
Nov 11, 2020











