Wishlist
While we cannot currently accept donations of artifacts, please keep in mind the list of artifacts below that we are interested in. Staff will again be able to accept donations of artifacts once we have moved into the new building.
This is a very diverse community with many stories to tell and we are dedicated to expanding our collection so that it represents all aspects of our community. Something doesn’t have to be old to be an artifact. It can be an item used yesterday as easily as a Victorian chair. It is the stories an artifact can tell that make it interesting.
Here is a list of a few things we would like to obtain:
- Artifacts related to families moving to the Hayward area, for example, a suitcase, travel paperwork, items brought from their former place of residence, and family photos
- Business, clubs, and other organizational archives
- Yearbooks for all the local high schools from 2000 to the present
- Photographs of local activities and family photos
- Men’s clothing from any period, especially work clothes
- Home movies
- Tables from various periods
- Clothing accessories such as jewelry, purses, and shoes for men and women, any period
- Women’s clothing from 1930s, 1940s, 1970s, 1980s
- Electronics such as television, kitchen appliance, telephone, radio, PDA, etc.
- Children’s clothing
- World War II home front for example, USO or Red Cross uniform, identification cards from a war time job
- Toys
- Musical instruments (except pianos)
- Sports uniforms
- Military items related Hayward area military personnel from any military conflict (except World War II era uniforms)