Former Goleta City Councilman Roger S. Aceves Joins Board of Trustees at the South Coast Railroad Museum

The South Coast Railroad Museum is excited to announce the appointment of Roger S. Aceves, a former Goleta City Councilman, to its Board of Trustees. Aceves, a well-respected public servant with deep ties to the Goleta community, brings decades of experience in leadership, public service, and advocacy to the museum’s governing board. As a...

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What Would Franklin Do?

This article originally appeared in the “Goleta Depot Dispatch,” Volume 38, Number 2, Summer 2018. We think old Ben Franklin would have approved. We’re talking about the little free library located in front of our museum gates. It is a terrific replica of our train depot and was lovingly constructed by long-time volunteer Clay...

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Garcias Are Museum Heroes

A small museum like ours needs lots of friends. When they are called upon to help, those friends become nothing short of heroes. Andrew, Angelica and Alexander Garcia have been museum friends and heroes for a long time, going back to their days as students at Dos Pueblos High School. The brothers and sister...

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