Madera County Historical Society This sign at the corner of Yosemite Avenue and Gateway Drive stood as a beacon of hospitality, inviting...

Madera County historical Society Fifty years ago, Jack Netherton, seen here, led this Madera summer school class in his “Fun With the...

Madera County Historical Society Madera County Sheriff S.W. Westfall had his hands full when dealing with local criminals. He expected...

A pretrial hearing for a 67-year-old manslaughter suspect, Cary Dwayne Chaffin, has been set for 8:30 a.m. June 20 in Madera County...

Madera County Historical Society As this photograph shows, illegal liquor traffic was not tolerated in Madera, especially when Sheriff...

Madera County Historical Society Almost 50 years ago, these 10 Madera children were orphaned when their parents, Robert and Joyce Morris...

None in their group knew how to swim A father and his daughter drowned Saturday in the San Joaquin River after the 4-year-old daughter...

Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, the city fathers cast jaundiced eyes toward the balcony of the Yosemite Hotel,...