Bill Coate
Italian immigrants gave up a son
For The Madera Tribune The Ferretti family. Eugenio Ferretti and Maria Ceccarelli were married in 1920 in Marlia in the Italian Province...
Bill Coate
A voice from ‘Schindler’s List’
For The Madera Tribune The Leyson family before their move to Krakow. Leon Leyson was born on Sept. 15, 1929, in the tiny village of...
Bill Coate
Daulton is famous name in cattle industry
For The Madera Tribune Henry Clay Daulton I. [From the 1955 archives of the Madera Tribune] • • • One of the oldest names in the...
Bill Coate
Tragedy tugged at nation’s heartstrings
For The Madera Tribune More than 50 years ago, these 10 Madera children were orphaned when their parents, Robert and Joyce Morris were...
For The Madera Tribune
Pearl Harbor Day, December 7
Veterans’ Voices is directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this country. This is an...
Bill Coate
Jennie Mace lands in Madera
For The Madera Tribune Jennie Mace (seated) relaxes with a friend along the banks of the Fresno River in Madera County sometime near the...
Bill Coate
Early Madera history: a series of ‘firsts’
For The Madera Tribune The second floor of Madera’s first hotel is shown here as it looked in 1990. Captain Mace would have rolled over...
Bill Coate
Madera’s top cop had a forgiving heart
For The Madera Tribune Madera Police Chief Walter Thomas was in a playful mood. He wasn’t quite so jovial a few months later when the...
