This is meant to be a very basic timeline to aid in your genealogical research. This page will be updated as I add new information over time. Click here for the post where I will keep links to rosters, documents, images etc.. that reference Santa Barabara. Click here for he list of cities in Santa Barbara County. Click here for the list of counties in California.
1786 - Mission Santa Barbara founded
1796 - Outbreaks of Typhoid and Pneumonia
1801 - Diptheria Epidemic
1806 - Measles Epidemic
1812 - A earthquake did major damage to the Santa Barbara Mission
1821 - Mexico gains independence from Spain
1822 - Measles Epidemic
1827 - Measles Outreaks
1844 - Small Pox Epidemic
1848 - Treaty of Gaudalupe signed, and California is ceded ti the United States
1849 - Gold Rush starts
1868 - The Santa Barbara Post started publication
1870 - English replaces Spanish for all public documents
1871 - The Post changes to The Santa Barbara Press
1884 - The Santa Barbara Independent starts publication
1894 - Santa Barbara News starts publication
1900 - Santa Barbara Police Department created
1901 - Southern Pacific Railroad connects Santa Barbara to Los Angeles and San Francisco
1925 - A 6.8 earthquake causes major damage, 12 killed
Useful Resources
Santa Barabara Historical Museum
Santa Barbara Cemetery Association
Santa Barbara Mission
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Est. 1782
I found the information in the timeline on the city website
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/services/community/historic/historysb/timeline.asp#Founding
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