Alameda County GenWeb

Part of the California GenWeb Project, this website is the best starting place for on-line research into local history and genealogy. Some data bases are available through the website. See Alameda County GenWeb.

Alameda County Historical Society

Holds quarterly dinner meetings and conducts field trips; publishes Alameda County Historical Society Quarterly; conducts ongoing preservation programs. Contact Alameda County Historical Society, PMB 307, 484 Lake Park Ave., Oakland 94610; phone 444-2187, fax 444-7120.

Hayward Area Genealogical Society

Meets monthly from January through October on the fourth Tuesday, 6:30 - 8 p.m. in the San Lorenzo Library, 395 Paseo Grande (you don't have to be a member to attend). The society publishes a monthly newsletter, The Informer, from January through November. See website, write H.A.G.S., PO Box 754, Hayward 94543, or call Carl Webb at 351-3335.

Hayward Area Historical Society

Preserves local history, including San Lorenzo. Operates a museum, library, and bookstore (22701 Main Street, Hayward), as well as the restored McConaghy Estate, a private residence built in 1886 (on Hesperian Boulevard near Bockman Road). The Society holds regular meetings and social functions and publishes a quarterly magazine, "Adobe Trails," which contains articles on local history. Local residents are encouraged to join. See website or call 581-0223.

San Leandro Historical Railway Society

The society operates a museum and model railroad in the original San Leandro Depot, now located at Thrasher Park on Davis Street in San Leandro. Contact SLHRS, 1302 Orchard Avenue, San Leandro 94577; phone 569-2490. See website.

San Leandro Historical Society

Contact society president Joanne Lothrop, 346-5522, or Nancy Fong at the San Leandro Public Library, 577-3947. SLHS, P.O. Box 1046, San Leandro 94577.

San Lorenzo Heritage Society

The society works to acquaint people with the modern history of San Lorenzo, dating to 1852, when squatters from Mission San Jose arrived on the Estudillo rancho. It publishes a newsletter on local history and is planning a number of historical markers in the area. Presently the Society is looking for a site to rebuild the dismantled 1880 barn from the Nielson farm, which had been the last large farm in San Lorenzo (replaced by homes in 1999). Local residents are encouraged to join. Write P.O. Box 52, San Lorenzo 94580, or contact Mary Ann McMillan (278-0249, maryannmcmillan@comcast.net).