Bill Coate
The Frenchman shot a ‘coyote’
For The Madera Tribune Ah Tye was working for Mrs. Yee Chung, widow of a prosperous Madera County fruit merchant, when he was shot by a...
Bill Coate
Lumber flume meant work, fun
For The Madera Tribune The Madera Sugar Pine lumber flume obviously transported more than lumber, as this photo bears witness. This...
For The Madera Tribune
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
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
Bigelow went from stagecoaches to telephones
For The Madera Tribune Long before Friant Dam, pictured here, stretched across the San Joaquin River, Harmon and Jess Bigelow had strung...
Bill Coate
From Jim Crow to Civil Rights
For The Madera Tribune Dr. Albert Wilburn was among the African-Americans featured in a Madera Method history project that told the Black...
For The Madera Tribune
USAF celebrates birthday
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
Remembering Judge Crocker
For The Madera Tribune Madera County Superior Court Judge, M.D. Crocker. Crocker was the county’s third superior court judge. Not long...
Bill Coate
Madera and the faith healer
The Madera Tribune File Photo Faith Healer Avak Hagopian, center. Krikor Arakelian is a name that will always be remembered in Madera. As...
