Madera County Museum

12/01/2025

11/26/2025

It's back...

11/20/2025

Madera County Museum to hold Christmas Gala!

The Madera County Historical Society will host a Christmas " Night at the Museum" Gala at the Courthouse Museum on Sunday, Dec. 7, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

About two-dozen rooms will be highly decorated with Christmas trees, lights, wreaths and more.

Guests will enjoy appetizers, a no-host bar, a performance by the Madera High choir and live piano music.

Attendees will be able purchase tickets for a raffle of holiday gift baskets and a hand made holiday quilt. The gift baskets will include area crops such as grapes, nuts and fruits, canned goods, cookies and candies.

The holiday quilt pattern is called "A Joyful Noel."

There will also be a silent auction.

Tickets to the Gala are $50 per person and must be purchased ahead of time by mail. (no tickets at the door) Tickets are limited to 300 people.

In addition to the Gala, the museum will also be open for holiday viewing, Tuesday through Saturday, Dec. 9-13, and Tuesday through Saturday, Dec, 16-20, 5:30 to 7:30 each evening.

Tickets for these night time viewings will be $2 per person or $5 per family and can be purchased at the museum's front door.

Cookies and hot cider will be available during the night time viewings.

Proceeds will help the Madera County Historical Society continue to preserve our local history.

The Courthouse Museum is at 210 W. Yosemite Avenue in Madera.

For more information please call (559) 673-0291.

11/07/2025

Oops! Invitation mix-up!

Hi everyone,

We're writing to you regarding the invitations that were recently mailed out for our GALA 2025. It seems we've had an unfortunate mix-up with our mailing list at the post office, and some of the names and addresses were mismatched on the envelopes.
If you received an invitation with your address but the wrong name (or vice versa!), we promise the invitation was meant for you! Please disregard the envelope error, the important information inside is correct.
We're so sorry for any confusion this caused and appreciate your understanding. If you have any immediate questions, please feel free to reach out to us directly.

Thanks so much for your patience!

Best regards,

The MCHS Board of Directors

Phone: (559) 673-0291
E-mail: [email protected]

09/03/2025

Here ye, here ye,

All are invited to the Madera County Museum after the Parade.

08/17/2025

Madera County Museum to Hold Free Open House

The Madera County Museum will hold a free open house starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at the old County Courthouse at 210 W. Yosemite Avenue in Madera.

The open house will be held as part of the annual Old Timers' Day celebration.

It also will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Madera County Historical Society. Museum displays will depict life in Madera and in the United States in 1955, when the Society was founded.

The Museum won "gold" (first place) in the annual Best of Central California contest in 2025 in the categories of "Best Museum" and "Best Place to Volunteer."

It won "bronze" (third place) in the "Best Attraction" contest.

The museum houses about 21,000 historical artifacts and photos on three floors.

It is inside the old Madera County Courthouse, which began construction in 1900, was burned on Christmas Eve 1906 and rebuilt shortly afterward.

The museum will open on Sept. 27 immediately following the conclusion of the annual Old Timers Day Parade in Madera. It will remain open until 2 p.m.

Sheryl Berry, president of the Historical Society, and her husband Randy will be this year's Queen and King of the parade.