Celebrating 100 Years
1907-2007
The City of Madera was incorporated on March 27, 1907

On March 27, 2007, the City of Madera celebrated its 100th Anniversary. The Madera Chamber of Commerce is happy to offer this section of our website as an information source and will continue to add historical data as it is received. In celebration of our century mark we would like to honor individuals and businesses that have, and continue, to play a key role in defining the City of Madera.

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OR MORE IN BUSINESS...

• Jay Chapel
• Coldwell Banker
• Pacific Gas & Electric
• The Madera Tribune

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OR MORE OF FAMILY HISTORY...

• Rae Marie Gross

CELEBRATING OUR CENTENNIAL... Madera's Notable Firsts

PG & E... proud sponsor of all Madera Chamber of Commerce Centennial Events and sponsor of all Centennial web pages on this website. PG & E... supporting the City of Madera in it's Centennial Celebration

The City of Madera organized a Centennial Committee to develop plans for a series of events. The committee was co-chaired by City Council Member Robert Poythress, Mayor Steve Mindt, and Madera County Historical Society President, Sheryl Berry. The community was invited to participate and attend these planning meetings.

The following Centennial events were held and the public was invited and encourage to attend.

• OLD TIMER'S PARADE... Centennial Theme... Saturday, September 30, 2006
• CENTENNIAL KICK-OFF CELEBRATION... Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 4:45 p.m. at City Hall Foyer, located at 205 West Fourth Street in Madera. The event included an open house with refreshments followed by the City Council meeting at 6:15 p.m. with the reading of a Proclamation, by our own historian Bill Coate, designating 2007 as our Centennial Celebration year, introduction of the Centennial Committee members, rollout of the events planned for the year and a presentation by the Madera County Historical Society.
• CENTURY LUNCHEON... Celebrating our City's 100th Birthday and heritage - a look at Madera's Past, Madera Today, and Madera's Future... this event honored Jay Chapel and The Madera Tribune, celebrating over 100 year in business in Madera!  This Century Luncheon was hosted by the Madera Chamber of Commerce, Madera Noon Rotary and Madera Sunrise Rotary on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hatfield Hall, Madera District Fairgrounds. 
• CENTENNIAL PARK DEDICATION (formerly Swimming Pool Park) & Century Tree Planting... was held on Tuesday, March 27, 2007. The Madera City Council and Staff hosted the dedication of renaming the park located at the corner of 4th and Flume Streets. Mr. Mike Hinton and students of Madera High School presented the city with a Time Capsule.
• CITY OF MADERA CENTENNIAL OPEN HOUSE... was held on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.. The City Council and City Staff hosted an Open House at City Hall located at 205 West Fourth Street in Madera.
• MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST - CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF MAYORS... was held on Thursday, May 3, 2007 - read more at Centennial - 100+ Years of Mayors
• '100 TREES FOR 100 YEARS'... The City of Madera Parks and Community Services Department invited members of the community to join in the celebration of the City of Madera's 100th birthday by adopting a Centennial Tree, $200 and $600 sponsorship levels were available.  Trees were planted on April 27th and October 20, 2007. 

Community Stakeholders, service clubs, organizations, volunteers and other groups, including churches, were urged to take part throughout the year in the Centennial activities. They were also encouraged to incorporate the Centennial Theme in all of their events.

 Artwork©Rochelle Noblett

For additional history information visit http://www.cagenweb.com/madera/MadHistory.html