About Leroy

Historian and Photographer Leroy Radanovich

Leroy Radanovich, a Yosemite and Mariposa County Historian and Photographer has documented the fascinating history of the areas, living in Mariposa and working for the last thirty years in Yosemite National Park. Through Mariposa Heritage Press and with his then partner Scott Pinkerton, Leroy has photographed, written and published four books on Mariposa County History. Mariposa Heritage Press published the definitive history of the Mariposa County Court House, with Jim Law released Memories of El Portal, with Shirley Sargent published Mother Lode Memories, and working with Jim Cunningham and Molly Pierce, edited, re-designed and published the Truth About Joaquin Murietta by J.C. Cunningham.

Working with Arcadia’s Images of America, Radanovich wrote and published three books containing 200 historic images each plus a running narrative of the early history of Yosemite Valley and Mariposa County. A third offering on Yosemite National Park is in preparation. A long time columnist for the Mariposa Gazette, the oldest weekly publication in California, he has commented on a wide range of subjects for fifteen years. As he is no longer associated with the Mariposa Gazette, Leroy is currently writing for the Sierra Sun Times, the region’s largest online newspaper serving Yosemite National Park, Mariposa, Merced, Madera, and Tuolumne Counties.

Please feel free to inquire about any subjects related to Yosemite and Mariposa County History at radanov@sti.net