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Keywords: Reception

Historical Items

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Item 31966

Bangor House decorated for President Grant, Bangor, 1871

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1871-10-18 Location: Bangor Media: Stereograph

Item 81807

Montgomery Guards grand reception program, Portland, 1881

Contributed by: Maine Irish Heritage Center Date: 1881-05-13 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23517

Reception cottage, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historic Preservation Commission Date: circa 1910 Location: Hebron Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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San Life: the Western Maine Sanatorium, 1928-1929

Merle Wadleigh of Portland, who was in his mid 20s, took and saved photographs that provide a glimpse into the life of a tuberculosis patient at the Western Maine Sanatorium in Hebron in 1928-1929.

Exhibit

Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler

Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Adaptive reuse

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.

Site Pages

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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…"

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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."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Opening Reception Acadia Trust N.A./Gouws Capital Lecture Series Lincoln National Life Insurance Co."

My Maine Stories

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Story

An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania

Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021

Story

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.