Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls

"The school opened for the reception of pupils January 20, 1875. Thirty-two were received during that year, two were placed outside the institution…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"The Court House was used for the ladies reception and exhibition of foods, such as butter, cheese, maple sugar and fruits."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… also had a private kitchen, the Masonic Lodge, reception rooms, army and police offices located on the top floor."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"Chapter CXXIV, An Act for erecting Work Houses for the reception and employment of the Idle and Indigent. Text by Thomas C. Bennett"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"It now contains, on the first floor, a handsome reception hall, a library, and a parlor or dining room."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… who keeps {house} dressed in her brocade, for the reception of callers. I heard she was intending to make a large “house-warming” but it has not…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… fire engine trials, a regatta, a cotillion reception for the President’s party, and illuminated streets."

Colby College Special Collections

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Other abolitionists found receptive audiences in Bangor during the 1850s. By the time of the national presidential election of 1860, the abolition of…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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