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Here is a photo of my brother Carl and I out in front of the Scrabble Hill School (S.H.#12) in Collins Center, NY about 1935. This school is no longer standing. Here is a photo of...

Randall Frank Geiger at age 84 along with me at age 12 and my mother (Ellen Ruth (Roberts) Randall) taken in front of 97 Hamlet St., Fredonia, NY about 1968. Read a news article...

Hello my name is Leila Randall! I was born on November 14th 1859 in Collins Center New York. I grew up on a farm that our family called “Mapleside” with my five...

John E. Randall Family Photo P...

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History and Stories of Maplesi...

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Leila’s Life

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Feb 20, 2012

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Leila’s Diary

Monday April 26, 1880 Dupont Street - Collins Center, New York Miss Smith and Libbie came up here. Mattie came in and stayed a few minutes too – not on hundredth part as long I wanted to see her though. Editor’s Note: Mapleside Farm is a gathering place and a wide spectrum of people are often dropping by unexpectedly. There are several reasons for this: First...

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Who put the Maple in Mapleside Farm?

The row of Maples in front of the farm are like majestic guards providing shelter from the elements and offering a magnificent connection to the natural world. If music is for the ears, perhaps trees are a part of the natural symphony for the eyes! This is Mapleside Farm in 1900. These Maple trees stand as a testament and a memorial to the person who planted them around 1861. That...

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