This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Truck Driver Hero Widow Also Heroic
In 1958 Russell C. Moore faced a runaway loaded truck with failed brakes in Santa Barbara. He kept the vehicle from crashing through intersections, then died when it leaped a dirt bank into Mission Creek. His widow Lydia and four children benefited from a city fund and trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hero Widow
Santa Barbara
Russell C. Moore
Los Ali
Laguna Street
Mission Creek
Ana‘capa
Moore
Lydia
Vernon
Linda
Charlotte
Terry
Russell Moore
Anacapa
State
Chapala
de la Vina
Bath Street
Los Olivos
Castillo
Oak Park Lane
Highway 101
Duont
News-Press
Narcotk
Karten
County National Bank
Toko
Lydia Moore
Karen
Mrs. Moore
Villa Street
Mrs