Nine lives a necessity in some places
There’s a new cat at our house that has been dropping by for breakfast and a nap. He hasn’t decided to make our house his permanent...
Chuck Doud
Dec 12, 2018


Youth put life on the line, twice!
Madera County Historical Society Pfc. Tony Tavares, Madera’s first loss in the Korean War. The story of Jack Cremean, the Marine, who...
Bill Coate
Dec 12, 2018
A farewell reflection on the 41st chief
This week experienced a national day of mourning for the death of President George Herbert Walker Bush, 94. The former commander in chief...
Tami Jo Nix
Dec 8, 2018


The real legacy of Pearl Harbor
Madera County Historical Society When this photograph was taken on Sept. 27, 1941, Conrad Shebulet, standing by the table in his...
Bill Coate
Dec 8, 2018


Jay Chapel also celebrates 125 years
Madera County Historical Society Richard Curtis Jay directed the Madera Concert Band in the early part of the 20th century. At the same...
Bill Coate
Nov 17, 2018


Man arrested by CHP after fatal accident
Courtesy of California Highway Patrol Pablo Tabarez. A 67-year-old San Jose man has been arrested and charged with felony hit-and-run and...
DJ Becker
Nov 14, 2018


The first to go; the first to die
Madera County Historical Society Herbert Macon is shown here sitting on his father, Horace Macon’s, knee. His mother, Ida, is standing...
Bill Coate
Nov 14, 2018
Some lessons from World War I
One of the things about World War I is how horrible it was for those who fought it, from beginning to end. The soldiers were ill-trained...
Chuck Doud
Nov 10, 2018









