San Leandro History Museum at 320 West Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro, California.

Well laid-out museum that presents in accessible format the fascinating but perhaps overlooked history of this vital part of the East Bay. Docent volunteers are helpful and friendly, and they go to great lengths to create events for kids. A particularly nice discovery was the film series--free matinees of feature films with a historical context. In one afternoon my family enjoyed an amply stocked Lego area for kids, a beautifully detailed but digestible array of historical exhibits (from the Ohlone to the Californio era to the 20th century's transition from agriculture to industry) and a Henry Fonda/Claudette Colbert feature directed by John Ford in honor of Independence Day. We will be back.