

History in the Week of July 8
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, the McCabe Lodging House on Yosemite Avenue, caused a lot of excitement when its...
Bill Coate
Jul 11, 2018
The best thing since sliced bread
We’ve all heard that some new invention is “the best thing since sliced bread.” However, unless you’re more than 90 years old, you...
Jim Glynn
Jul 7, 2018


2 Madera soldiers beat their swords into plowshares
Madera County Historical Society Although Frederick J. Quant’s tombstone says he served with the 2nd Mass. Cavalry during the Civil War,...
Bill Coate
Jul 7, 2018


History in the Week of June 25
Madera County Historical Society This sign at the corner of Yosemite Avenue and Gateway Drive stood as a beacon of hospitality, inviting...
Bill Coate
Jun 29, 2018


Brother follows brother to academy
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune From left, Gloria and Mark Chadwich are joined by sons Daniel Chadwick and Air Force 2nd Lt. Samuel...
Bill Coate
Jun 20, 2018


History in the Week of June 3
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, the city fathers cast jaundiced eyes toward the balcony of the Yosemite Hotel,...
Bill Coate
Jun 8, 2018


Remembering Memorial Day with a woman Marine
Madera County Historical society Lou Emmert is shown here in 1944 near Quantico, Virginia, posing as a hitchhiker wearing her military...
Bill Coate
Jun 3, 2018
They knew the truth, did those who gave their all
The men and women who were honored Monday at the city’s annual Memorial Day observance are people who knew the truth. They had been in...
Chuck Doud
May 30, 2018









