Golden Gate opened wide for Mordecai
Madera County Historical Society George Washington Mordecai; circa 1868. San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937 with a...
Bill Coate
Moving on, but not being gone
It was twenty years ago, and I was new to Madera. As I was setting up my new house, I managed to damage the frame on a painting that I...
Jim Glynn
Bloom where you are planted
Do you tell everyone how much you love living where you reside, or are you one who does not like where you are, and makes sure everyone...
Nancy Simpson
Rude on the road
When I was a child, after a visit with my grandmother, she would always tell us, “Drive safely and watch out for the other guy.” In her...
Nancy Simpson
First stage raised ruckus in Fresno Flats
Madera County Historical Society These visitors are shown traveling on the Madera to Yosemite Road in 1882, three years after the first...
Bill Coate
Taking the Madera stage was an ordeal
Madera County Historical Society Photographed in 1885, these tourists had just boarded a Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company coach...
Bill Coate
Get ready to go camping!
LuizCent/Wikimedia Commons Get that grill fired up at your campsite this summer for some outdoor cooking. Most kids love to go on...
Cathie Campbell
California’s transportation revolution
Another revolution is brewing, and it’s being led by California. A little more than a century ago, our means of transportation made a...
Jim Glynn
