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Tom Modugno

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Sep 14, 2026
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Jul 11, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Tom Modugno, GoletaHistory.com

    Tom Modugno: Dr. Winchester’s Secret (opens the original)

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    As we learned in the last story, Dr. Robert Winchester was a fine, upstanding citizen, held in high regard by even the most elite in early Santa Barbara. So, imagine the eyebrows being raised when newspapers all across the country accused him of smuggling opium and illegal aliens. A Los Angeles newspaper reported on July 10, 1892, that Winchester had been under constant surveillance by federal officers since his return from a mysterious trip to Vancouver. They watched as Winchester and a Captain

  2. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Tom Modugno, GoletaHistory.com

    Tom Modugno: The Life and Legacy of Doctor Winchester, the Namesake of Goleta’s Canyon (opens the original)

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    At the far west end of Goleta sits a canyon that looks like the Goleta of old. Somehow untouched by the all-powerful developers, agriculture is still the order of the day and wildlife abounds. So, how did this beautiful canyon get the name Winchester? Well, like so many things in Goleta, it’s all because of Colonel W.W. Hollister. When Hollister made his move down to Goleta, he brought a lot of influential people with him, and one of those people was his personal physician, Dr. Robert Fulton Win

  3. Article · Jul 11, 2026 · Tom Modugno, GoletaHistory.com

    Tom Modugno: 1978 Quake Short-Lived, But a Lotta Shakin’ Going On (opens the original)

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    Aug. 13, 1978. A sunny Sunday afternoon in the Goleta Valley, but somewhere underneath the Santa Barbara Channel, the earth shifted abruptly, causing a magnitude 5.2 earthquake. The earth shook for one minute, starting at 3:54 p.m. The shaking was felt as far south as Los Angeles, and some Ventura residents reported water sloshing out of their pools. The initial rupture started on an offshore fault, south of the city of Santa Barbara, at a depth of about 5.5 miles. The earthquake then ruptured n

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