The teenager saddled his horse, mounted it, and prepared to make his usual trek to Arcola School. He didn’t live far away — just up Avenue 12 a ways — so
Editor’s note: This article originally published in the Aug. 21, 2006 edition of The Madera Tribune. • • • For tribes to survive before the Spanish arrived, creating migratory routes to
“The dedication of King Husein School on Friday revealed what it looks like to believe in something bigger than yourself and then take action to make it happen. It was an
The year was 1868; it was summertime, and three Southern planters were in California searching for a refuge from the ravages of Reconstruction. The Yankees had won the Civil War, and
Every year in November, my mind is filled with memories of the Mordecai family. This is when the descendants of George Washington Mordecai gather at Refuge, the ranch he founded in
Never in the history of Madera have so many milestones emerged to be celebrated in a single year, but this year we are setting a record. In 2026, we will observe
From the pages of the Fresno Expositor. • • • Oct. 11, 1876 MADERA — The new town laid out by the California Lumber Company in this county [Fresno], at the
The crowd gathered at the Athletic Hall on Yosemite Avenue for Madera High School’s commencement exercise in June 1903. Folks had to climb the stairs to the second floor that night,
Era mediados de agosto y en pocos días comenzaría la escuela de nuevo para Burt Hambleton y Jimmie Thurman. El verano de 1902 había sido un puro elixir para los
Hace más de 110 años, un enorme desfile avanzaba lentamente por la Avenida Yosemite, como lo hacía siempre en el aniversario de la Independencia de nuestra nación. Las multitudes se alinearon en la calle para ver la procesión.
