Hayward Area Historical Society Reviews

They museum staff is friendly and helpful. The food at the restaurant is amazing.

Super good food, great price, pleaseant atmosphere.

Hung out with a friend of mine for the first time this weekend. We went to the cafe for brunch. It was overwhelmingly packed (regulars said unusually so) and there was someone singing and playing guitar while we were there. It was so packed that they ran out of milk and coffee while we were there. The noise eventually became too much for us and we escaped into the museum. The museum was quite interesting and the exhibits were very well done but I think I'll have to go to the cafe on a weekday. The weekend seems to be a bad idea

The food was good but the atmosphere was not

Very cool..exhibits and items from Hayward area in the past. Wish there was more! Next to the Cannery, worth checking out.

Everyone in the east bay should visit this humble and well appointed museum. The current special exhibit on Japanese Internment in this country is poignant and profound.

great place to know about Hayward history. how this area start from the begining. Hayward be nice to me...

The Eden Live functions on Friday and Saturday are cool. My Grandson went and enjoyed it very much. There should be more events like this.

What a cute little way to spend your time during the day on a weekend. We just happened to stumble in after eating breakfast in the attached Cafe.

The museum is free for at least the next two years! It was sweet to see all the old school utensils and tools that were used in the mid-1900s. Also, it was really cool to see how a cannery works, even though it was the children's exhibit.

We stayed for a free presentation about African American civil liberties, then and now. We ended up winning a calendar in a raffle, and staying for 4 hours! It was a delightfully surprising day.

Delicious breakfast sandwich! My husband tried the lemon ricotta pancakes but liked mine better.

Learn more about the people and places that are Hayward.

Good brunch spot, creative and tasty selections! A few vegetarian options as well. Love their home-made potato chips! Cannery Cafe not open every day, so check first.

Love this little local history museum. Wonderful restaurant as well.

All parts of the historical exposition are made with great love and attention to details. I liked very much the story about aviation development in the area.

Nice place, but I only went to Breakfast with live music on Saturdays.

The team that is in charge of the Hayward Historical Society are awesome. If you have not visited recently, put it on your to-do list immediately. Due to the donation of a long-term Hayward attorney, Mr Martins, you no longer need to pay an entrance fee. Plan to have a nice lunch at The Cannery Cafe and visit the Historical Society current displays. It's a real treat

Overrated, overpriced, for average food that takes way too long to get to a table. I don't ever want to go back!

My kids could, would and have spent hours here. We love it, great hidden gem

Good place to know about Haywards history. Small coffee shop here. Small gift shop. Free admission.

Need time out and relax just come and see the displays if you have children let them have fun at the kid section.

I really enjoyed going there and seeing the museum and open me up to a lot of interesting facts to Hayward

Get some context to help you appreciate where Hayward has been and where it is going by checking out this little gem of a museum. There's a fun kids section in the back and exhibits explaining the roots of several different communities that have made Hayward home for generations.

I needed something to do with my kids, find this online, and went. They have a wing specific for kids. And they had free admission! There was a canning line, store, fishing, and some other cool stuff. They had a cafe and knick knacks for sale, we bought something. Nice use of time.

Great for kids. Excellent displays and information. Definitely recommend .

Seabrisas is the best restaurant in hollister for sure and possibly the best in san benito county. I am a rib eye steak person, but I would choose their wasabi encrusted ahi tuna over the best steak I have ever eaten.

Like great found art mixed with historical artifacts, a big fun collection to enjoy!

The cafe served wonderful food very tasty but it was a little noisy in there and there was a lot of echoing

Cafe is great, service is the best, helpful, as far history ... everything you need to know is in archives.... exciting to fine your town history..

I like the newer location of the Hayward Historical museum with the cafe and the exhibits shows an informative and interesting look into Hayward's past and also like that they display new exhibits at the gallery a few times each year. Another plus has been the recent free admission which is rare these days at museums.

The people at Hayward historical we're so nice and help full and we dropped in with out in appoiment we look up some friend's pics in one of the old high school year books and they made copy of pages for us for free in doing so we left a donation in their box. Their was a restraint next store in same part of the building we didn't have time to stay and eat but every body we talk to said it was the best place to eat in hayward.

I personally love the brunch menu. Their sweet potato-tot poutine is a unique treat

Attended their special evening exhibition and reception.
What a great event!
Exhibition of Japanese Encampment during WWII was both thorough and touching. The human spirit shines through those artifacts even after more than 70 years!
Staff at HAHS continues doing great jobs!
(BTW, good time to shoot the hippest restaurant in Hayward area!)

Free! Small but we'll curated community history museum. The attached cafe has an odd menue, but it's interesting.

Good parking, small lot 35? but another just across the st. Clean, free, but pls donate. Staff knowledgeable, soooooo helpful. Went through Hayward hi yr books to find my mom and aunts to dedicate the BIG H, Daughter, even read through, 37 hates to read, 5,6 books to find hem. Friend was with us and looked up dad and memories. 3 New lovers of our, us raised Hayward!

This place it's so interesting!! Come for a little history and then enjoy a delicious meal at the cannery!!!

Friendly people works/ volunteers here. They welcome you with a big smile. Place is very clean. On second Thursdays of the month, they have Tot time activities for only $5. Also have a breakfast place inside called Cannery Cafe. They serve delicious sandwiches and breakfast items. Also have some great employees and customer dervice as well. A nice little gem found in Hayward.

Best people, displays & Best Towns to Talk about: Castro Valley & Hayward

Also, the cute cafe cannery is there. Nice quiet brunch or lunch and walk afterwards thru Hayward historic home town

Great Museum.
History of the Japanese American internment
camps

A small history site of Haywards past... Always good to know where you started.

When I moved to Hayward this was one of the first places I went. They did a fabulous job of relaying the history of Hayward to their audience through the use of photos, text and old automobiles. I enjoyed all that I learned as it allowed me to love my new home even more. The kids section was pretty cool too.

And I was so happy to learn that educators get a discount! Woot woot! Oh and ask them about field trips as well.

Thoroughly impressed with their curated exhibition on Japanese internment local experience during WWII. Sad to learn that they have to sell their building due to financial hardship.

I ordered the lemon Ricotta pancakes. Rhey were too thick for my taste. Will go back to try the traditional breakfast.

Wonderful museum and the cafe in the museum building is superb!

A free small intimate museum that is educational about the main people who make up Hayward, Castro Valley, Ashland and San Lorenzo. As an added bonus, there is a separate children area for kids to pretend to work in a grocery store, hotel, dress up and fish for fishes. A really nice place to take children and learn something yourself after eating at the Cannery, a yummy breakfast/lunch eatery. It is connected next to the museum.

Maybe this place has moved but no sign and nothing on website. Looks like some kind of fitness place is moving in there.

I recently moved to town this was an interesting glimpse of the history of my new home.

If you have not recently visited the Hayward historical Museum I want to encourage you to do it now, today! The displays are just remarkable. If you are new to this area it will be very informative. If like me you have been here all your life, you will have the opportunity to enjoy historical memorabilia that is just beyond delightful. And when you visit the museum, be sure to have cited breakfast or lunch at The Cannery Cafe. Their offerings are delicious and a nutritious. Don't wait go soon!

Visited with friends and small children and we all enjoyed it! Good food that is inexpensive with large portions in the Cannery Cafe. Great exhibits and a fun kids play area.

Friendly staff and insightful exhibition. There is even a cafe inside with decent food. Find adequate parking on Russell street.

A reminder of how Hayward was in a long distant past.
The museum is very instructional, there is a cafe within the building serving a variety of good food.
Great for schools field trips, the staff members are friendly and have a vast knowledge of Hayward history.

Local treasure! The exhibits are informative and varied. The Cannery Cafe has tasty treats and the kids zone is a great place to let the little ones tear around for an hour or so.

What a wonderful museum of Hayward's local history! Currently, through generous donations, you can visit for FREE!!! WONDERFUL market play are for little ones! Worth the stop!