Narcissus Restoration Update - 2017 Summary

Jim Mackell, Ed Dooks, and Don Curry tighten the grips on a

steamed ash roof rib to secure the rib in a specially made form

that will hold the rib to maintain a certain arch for installation

in the Narcissus. PWM photo

The Narcissus 1912 Project Blog will have its second full calendar year under its belt as 2017 comes to a close. Total page views are currently at 113,000 at the end of this first week of December (2017). The blog was created to reach out to a large number of folks through the power of social media to introduce them to the Narcissus Restoration Project. The Narcissus is a luxury, high-speed, wooden electric interurban that operated in Maine.

The Narcissus was built in 1912 in Laconia, NH, and operated on the Portland-Lewiston Interurban (PLI) between the two cities from 1914 to 1933. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus from Lewiston to Portland on August 18, 1914. 

The blog posts include updates on the restoration of the National Register of Historic Places, Narcissus, which is currently taking place at Seashore Trolley Museum's Donald G. Curry Town House Restoration Shop in Kennebunkport, Maine. Posts also include topics; on the connections that Theodore Roosevelt has here in Maine, the PLI and its connections to the communities it served (Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, Gray, New Gloucester, Auburn, and Lewiston), the builder of the PLI, W. S. Libbey, other electric railway systems in Maine, and people of Maine that had an impact on the electric railway development here in Maine.

Click Here to go to the Narcissus Project - 2017 Outreach & Research Summary

Hopefully, these posts will have readers become engaged in the Narcissus project, promote the project, and perhaps support the Narcissus financially, as the restoration continues over the next few years. For information on donation options, scroll down the page until you come to that section.

2017- Another Year of Progress

 Ernie Eaton observes the pressure exerted on one of the
forge-welded carlines in the roof of the narcissus. The sag in
the carline was due to the weight of the trolley pole assembly
on the roof and the weakened ash roof ribs. DGC photo

 Clearly one can see many of the roof ribs of the

Narcissus is missing. Only about 10 had to be replaced

all others could be repaired, then sanded, stained,

primed, and put back into place. PWM photo

 Most of the roof ribs have been reinstalled.
PWM photo

 On the left are a pair of ash wood roof ribs with their tenons

prepared to match up with the mortises. A forge-welded-carline
is seen between the two ribs. PWM photo

The fairing compound has been

applied to these original roof rail

segments. After the fairing compound

is sanded smooth, a final coat of

a gray-colored primer will be

applied to the rails, then these

segments, with their mortises, will

be matched to, then secured with

stainless steel screws to the

corresponding roof rib tenons.

PWM photo

The gray-colored primed rail segments have been secured to

the roof ribs on the left side of the roof. PWM

Gray-colored primed roof rails have been secured to the

right side of the roof ribs. PWM photo

A new steam-bent rail will need to be made from ash wood

to join with the original side rail on the left side. This

new rail segment bends to conform to the curve of the

vestibule roof. Mortises will be cut into the new curved

rail that will meet and match with the protruding

tenons of the vestibule roof ribs. PWM photo

Old-growth poplar wood was acquired for use in making

replacement roof boards for the Narcissus. The poplar

was milled to specific dimensions. Museum

volunteers, Jim Mackell (l) and Dick Avy (r) planed

milled lengths to a specific thickness, then ran each

roof board through the machinery to cut the

 "tongue" along one edge and the "groove" along the

opposite edge. PWM photo

Click Here for the full story on acquiring the old

growth poplar.

In recent weeks, volunteer

John Mercurio has been

repairing, sanding, staining,

and priming the remaining

original roof boards,

as necessary. Staining is 

done on those boards

that are on the main roof.

PWM photo

Priming of remaining

original roof boards are for

those boards that will be used

on the roof where it extends

out over the clerestory

windows. The soffit. These

boards are directly exposed

to the elements of the sun and

other weather conditions.

PWM photo

These original poplar roof boards will be repaired, sanded,

primed, and reinstalled. These particular boards were

originally in place on the edge of the roof. You can clearly

see remnants of the dark Pullman green paint on the boards.

The left and right sides of the roof edges extend out over

the ornate leaded stained glass windows in the clerestory.

This roof extension area is commonly called a soffit.

The undersides of the roof boards used on the soffit are

exposed to the elements, hence the need for paint.

PWM photo

Two shorter sections of original roof boards from the soffit area were used

to pull samples from for professional paint analysis.

Click Here for the full story. Image courtesy of Sutherland Conservation

& Consulting

Initial results from the paint analysis clearly show the original

dark green in the pores of the woods.

Image courtesy of Sutherland Conservation & Consulting

Same sample as seen in the previous image, but using regular light.

Image courtesy of Sutherland Conservation & Consulting

Interior of the Narcissus as seen in 2014. Samples

of the red on the floor were taken to be analyzed.

You can see the outline where the

individual seat pedestals were in place on the floor,

the interlocking tiles in the center aisle, and the

ceiling panels (headliner) in the center and along

each side of the ceiling. DGC photo

Click Here for the full story on the seats

Ornate gold leaf fleur-de-lis decorations are in each corner of the

center ceiling panels. Two gold leaf lines extend from and connect to

the fleur-de-lis in each corner of each center panel. The side

panels each have gold leaf lines that travel along the perimeter of the

entire length of each side headliner. Paint samples were taken from

a center panel and from a side panel for analysis.  PWM photo

Museum volunteers Jim Mackell (l) and Carl Mabee (r)

remove a 3-ply veneer side ceiling panel from its mold.

This particular panel is for use in the 1901 M & B No. 41,

but a similar, but much longer mold will be created for the

Narcissus side ceiling headliner panels. PWM photo

One of the very long original side ceiling headliners

supports as it is being assessed for work needed

before being reinstalled in the Narcissus.

DGC photo

Volunteers Mark Forman and Donald Curry are installing the headliner support

for the left side of the Narcissus center ceiling above the clerestory window

openings. PWM photo

There are arched mahogany strips that cover the connecting edges of the ends

of the center ceiling headliner panels. These strips are nailed to the roof ribs

and to arched mahogany pieces in the corners. DGC photo

With the center ceiling headliner panels removed, the larger arched mahogany

pieces in the corners are visible in between each clerestory leaded

stained glass window. Also, the much smaller arched pieces attached to the

roof ribs are visible above the pairs of arched mahogany pieces. PWM photo

One of the mahogany strips from the ceiling with one of

the arched mahogany pieces still attached. PWM photo

The original arched mahogany pieces

having their public-visible sides and edges

cleaned with denatured alcohol by

volunteer Dana Frisbee.

PWM photo

A few of the arched mahogany pieces with labels on their inside face. These

pieces will be repaired as needed before having coats of a shellac mixture

applied to the side and edges that are visible to the public.

PWM photo

One of the small arched pieces is still attached to a roof rib. The small pieces

are not made from mahogany and are not visible to the public. They will be

repaired or replaced as necessary. PWM photo

The cleaned-up arched mahogany pieces are ready to be repaired. The one missing piece

was still attached to an arched mahogany strip and joined the other pieces in short order.

DGC photo

Volunteer Carl Mabee repaired each of the arched mahogany pieces

as necessary. CM photo

All were repaired with initial coats of the shellac mixture. CM photo

The beautiful finished product. PWM photo

Restoration shop technician, Ernie Eaton
mixes up a fresh batch of a shellac

mixture that is used on the cleaned-up original

mahogany wood  used in the interior of the

Narcissus. The mixture includes shellac flakes

and denatured alcohol. DGC photo

Volunteer Tom Robertson is working on one of the beautiful mahogany boards

from the interior of the Narcissus. Notice the contrast in the opposing ends of the

board. The board is first cleaned by using denatured alcohol to remove dirt,

grime, and old layers of shellac and or varnish. After drying, new layers of

shellac mixture then applied. DGC photo

One of the original mahogany arched strips in the center

ceiling headliner is seen here attached to the arched

mahogany piece in the corner. Also seen is one

of the original light sockets. PWM photo

On Friday, December 8, 2017. The larger original mahogany arched strips and

the more narrow strips that needed repairs were picked up by volunteer

Carl Mabee to take back to his home workshop for corrective surgery. Carl

would also work on creating a template for making any replacement

strips needed.  The next few images are the first few steps

in the repair process. For updates on Carl's progress, look for them in

future blog posts. PWM photo

"Doctor" Mabee wasted no time in making initial repairs.

CM photo

Each piece requires various adaptions of equipment to manage the repair.

CM photo

Steps in making smaller repairs.

CM photo

Using a sharp hand plane is a must.

CM photo

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To make a completely new large mahogany arched strip

requires a lot of preplanning. Here is a prototype using

a three-ply veneer as the test material. 

CM photo

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Some of the mahogany boards from the

interior passenger compartment have

decorative inlay wood of Holly with

Ebony on each side. These boards have

been cleaned with denatured alcohol.

PWM photo

Donald Curry applied a coat of the shellac mixture to the original mahogany

boards from the interior of the Narcissus. PWM photo

Donald Curry applied a coat of the shellac mixture to the original

mahogany boards from the interior of the Narcissus. PWM photo

An original mahogany "button". These decorative buttons

were used to cover holes in the original mahogany boards

that was for additional light bulb sockets

that were never installed by the builder of the Narcissus,

the Laconia Car Company. PWM photo

Interior mahogany on the interior of the Narcissus where the

ornate leaded stained glass clerestory windows are was cleaned and after

drying received coats of the shellac mixture. PWM photo

Donald Curry cleaned the mahogany in the clerestory area.

PWM photo

Seen here in the smoking compartment of the Narcissus during the
opening of the 2016 Teddy Roosevelt Days event are Dan and Rose Vallee.

Some of the restored mahogany pieces were temporarily put in place in the

window opening for the special photo opportunity. Sadly, Dan Vallee

passed away on September 1, 2017. Dan was a great friend and will be missed.

Dan, literally, grew up in the Narcissus. His father, H. Henri Vallee purchased

the body of the Narcissus in the late 1930s and used it as the family summer

camp for nearly 35 years. While dating Rose, Dan first introduced Rose to his

parents while they were living in the Narcissus. Rose and Dan were married

for 50 years. Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson

Click Here for the full story of Daniel A. Vallee

In this photo from the 2016 Teddy Roosevelt Days opening tour of the

Narcissus, you can see the original mahogany sash, with the original

brass components in place in the bulkhead window openings. The glass had

not been installed, nor had finish coats of the shellac mixture been applied.

Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson

Click Here for the full story on the 2016 Teddy Roosevelt Days

One of the eight original bulkheads

windows from the Narcissus that

have now completed their

repairs and restoration and are

ready to be reinstalled.Volunteer

Jim Mackell did exemplary

work on the windows.

PWM photo 

Volunteer Jim Mackell also repaired the eighteen original passenger

window sash from the Narcissus. The sash was in varying degrees of

disrepair, most without glass.  Jim is now making the remaining

eight, passenger windows from scratch. The brass components seen

in the image above are original. Several of each of the three components

will need to be cast. The quantities are needed for all twenty-six

passenger windows. PWM photo

Click Here for the full story on the passenger windows

Click Here for the full story on the brass components

Volunteer Lary Shaffer will be making the eleven mahogany

sash needed for the large, ornate leaded stained glass
"eyebrows" that are held in place over each pair of
passenger windows by the arched poplar exterior frame Lary
repaired the original frames (seen in this image) and made
two sets of frames to replace the missing frames.  Making the 
poplar frames and the mahogany sash is a complicated,
time-consuming task. PWM photo
Click Here for the first of four posts on repairing the frames.

During the 2016 Teddy Roosevelt Days event, the right side of the smoking

compartment had many original components temporarily put in place. The
large leaded stained glass "eyebrow" in its original mahogany sash
held in place by one of the repaired exterior poplar frames (seen here in
gray primer).  Many of the vertical tongue and groove-sheathings boards
above the "eyebrow" and next to the restored original passenger windows
were in place. PWM photo

Later in 2016, plans to start assembling estimates for materials needed to restore

the interior of the Narcissus began to formulate. As all twenty cross-over
seats will need to be made from scratch. The cost associated with having
metal components to construct the seats was a high priority. The interlocking
tiles on the floor of the smoking compartment and down the center aisle
of the passenger compartment needed additional research. As work started
on removing the bolsters, a thick, dense, tar substance was cleared from the
center of the floor approaching the number two end, where there were no
interlocking tiles in place. It is not known when the tiles were removed from
the floor on that end of the body. Based on the deteriorated condition of the
tiles that remain on the smoking compartment floor, one can easily assume
the tiles in the passenger compartment had become brittle and broken up
into pieces that had to be removed. The number two end of the Narcissus was
where the main entrance was located when the body was the Vallee summer
residence. Perhaps that increased the breakdown of the tiles on that end?
DGC photo

Making access to the bolster meant curing through the

tar-like substance on the floor. PWM photo

Tar-like material was removed from the floor along the center aisle

where interlocking tiles were once in place. PWM photo

The interior of Narcissus's sister PLI coach, Arbutus, shows the cross-over seats, 

the interlocking floor tiles, the ornate fleur-de-lis in the corners of the center ceiling
panels, and luggage racks along the entire length of both sides over the large
leaded stained glass "eyebrow" windows. Work on smaller mahogany components
of the interior has been ongoing for some time. The work on the major components
will become more of a focus later in 2018/2019. You can see the mahogany

boxes positioned over each passenger window. Each box holds a curtain

that can be pulled down or retracted. We have most of the original boxes and

curtains, though their individual condition has not been evaluated yet.

Current fundraising efforts will now and in the foreseeable future be for

materials and work needed to restore the

interior of the Narcissus.

One of the curtains from the Narcissus. PWM photo

The cross-over seats in the Narcissus were originally made by the

Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company.

The interlocking tiles of the Narcissus PWM photo

The 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban shortly after having its trucks removed.

PWM photo

The trucks for the Narcissus are not original to the Laconia-built coach.

These trucks were found in Ontario, Canada, and with the help of then 
Maine Governor John Reed, the trucks were donated to the Museum as a
gesture of international goodwill in 1965. PWM photo

All the metal components under the

body of the Narcissus will be removed
for closer inspection. 
PWM photo

We will save this piece to display in an exhibit. A cast of the

component will be made to replace this one. PWM photo

One of the bolsters. Each is made of

metal components whose nuts and bolts are rusted to a point
where the placement of certain nuts or bolts may take
hours of effort to remove. PWM photo

You can see the buildup of rust between the top of the bolster and the body.

The combination of the rusty bolt, nut, and expansion of rust in the area, makes
the removal of the nut and or the bolt, a task for creative,
 determined, problem solvers. PWM photo

Successes are briefly celebrated when components do finally

succumb and are freed from their rusty prison. PWM photo

In many cases, the build-up of rust

has literally, pulled the head of 
bolts down into the sill a significant
depth, making removal
difficult (I'm kind in my choice of
words describing the degree of
difficulty removing many of these
nuts and bolts. PWM photo

In some cases, one must drill up

into the bolt body an inch or two
so that the body can then be
released of its pressure. That makes
for a somewhat easier removal. The
location and  position of the bolt
under the body of the Narcissus
in whatever metal component the
bolt/nut may be in can make it
less than comfortable in drilling
up into the body of the bolt.
PWM photo

A rusted bolt that has been drilled 

out for removal.
PWM photo

Rust is not a friend to the Narcissus or to anyone working on removing the

metal components from the Narcissus. It is a challenging task, to put it mildly.
PWM photo

Where the bulkhead is secured to the left side sill which is encased in

channel iron. There is a concern as to the degree of wood and steel
deterioration along the thirty-seven-foot southern yellow pine sill and the
channel iron. We won't know the extent of the deterioration until after the sill and
channel iron are removed, separated, and inspected. PWM photo

Restoration shop technician Ernie Eaton used a 20-ton hydraulic jack

(on the right) and the persuasive attributes of a pneumatic hammer and various
chisels to persuade the side-bearing casting bolts out of the upper bolster.
Ernie Eaton photo

Ernie has a breakthrough on December 6! The bolster on the

number one end finally releases its final holdouts.

Ernie Eaton photo

Success on December 6.  The bolster on the number one end is on the floor.

Ernie Eaton photo

The rust grows under extreme pressure. When the component

is removed, the built-up, compressed rust, is in layers. 

PWM photo

A job learned well and can now be applied to removing

the bolster from the number two end...ugh.

Ernie Eaton photo

This bolt and nut will need to be removed from this 

unbroken component so it may be tested for reuse, or

used to make a cast for having a replacement made.

PWM photo

Another image that generates the ugh response.

PWM photo

The lower half of the bolster from the number 2 end,
after being removed. 12-22-2017 Photo PWM

Early December 2017 photo of the number one end and the left side of

the Narcissus. PWM photo

Early December 2017 photo of the number one end and right side of the

Narcissus. PWM photo

Thank you to restoration shop technician John Melanson (and

everyone that helped him) for tarping the pair of trucks (wheels
and motor assemblies) that were removed from the Narcissus. 
PWM photo

Thank you to everyone who helped me and the Narcissus during this year. 

We are still in need of funds for creating the interpretation programs that will tell this fascinating 100+-year-old story of the Narcissus. For information on donation options, scroll down this post and find the one that best fits your position. Fund 816 to help with the restoration and Fund 817 (PLI Education-Interpretation programs ) should be noted when making a donation.

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Click Here for the post that has the short virtual 3-D video of the digital model of the Narcissus, with components added to the file from earlier this year (the gold leaf file had not been added yet).

Restoration work continues on the Narcissus. The Narcissus is more than 110 years old now and has so many incredible stories to share. The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one of those incredible stories.

     The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.

Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding

the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 the Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive

Seashore Trolley Museum Promo Video 

     

     The paperback edition of Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride can be purchased online through the Seashore Trolley Museum's store website. Books purchased through the Museum's website directly benefit the Museum and the Narcissus project. 

Click Here to go to the Museum Store web page to order online

Click Here to go to the Amazon page to order the ebook or audiobook online

Paperback books are available at these local bookstores in Maine:

Center for Maine Crafts, West Gardiner Service Plaza

The Book Review, Falmouth

The Bookworm, Gorham

Letterpress Books, Portland

Maine Historical Society Store, Portland

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad, Portland

Morph Gallery & Emporium, Kennebunk

New Gloucester Historical Society, New Gloucester

Nonesuch Books and More, South Portland

Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport

Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops, All Locations

Thompson's Orchard, New Gloucester

Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride

by Jean M. Flahive

Illustrations by Amy J. Gagnon

Listen to a 2-minute, 30-second, Retail Audio Sample of the Audiobook 

     Millie Thayer is a headstrong farmer's daughter who chases her dreams in a way you would expect a little girl nicknamed "Spitfire" would run full tilt and with her eyes on the stars. Dreaming of leaving the farm life, working in the city, and fighting for women's right to vote, Millie imagines flying away on a magic carpet. One day, that flying carpet shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm. A fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, she finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. Despairing that her dreams may be shattered, Millie learns, in an unexpected way, that dreams can be shared.

A resource for teachers 

Companion curriculum State-standard-based units,

vocabulary, and reading activities for use in grades 3-8

are available online as downloadable resources through

Seashore Trolley Museum's website

www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/

Maine Historical Society has created eight companion lesson units in Social Studies and ELA that were inspired by Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride - These State-standard-based lesson plans for use in grades 6, 7, and 8 are easily adapted for use in grades 3-5.  Vocabulary and Reading activities for grades 3-8 along with the eight lesson plan units are available free and may be downloaded through Seashore Trolley Museum's website www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/

Go to the Teacher Resource Page in the pull-down for more details.

A 60-second intro to Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride by author, Jean Flahive

Click Here to watch the video on YouTube 

Award-winning author, Jean M. Flahive

    

Please Consider a Donation to the Narcissus Project to help us tell the incredible story of the Narcissus through the interpretation portion of the Narcissus Project.

     Here is an example of how donations to the Narcissus Project now will help with the interpretation portion of the project. The interpretation programming will include exhibits, displays, and education programming. In 2019, through generous donations to the Narcissus Project, we were able to conserve, replicate, and have high resolutions digital image files made of the original, 1910, 28.5-foot long, surveyor map of the elevation and grade of the 30-mile private right-of-way of the Portland, Gray, and Lewiston Railroad (Portland-Lewiston Interurban)  Click Here 

Thank You!

Theodore Roosevelt on the Narcissus when addressing

the crowd gathered in Gray, Maine on August 18, 1914.

Image courtesy of Gray Historical Society

The Narcissus as the Sabattus Lake Diner in Sabattus, Maine,

circa 1940. Photo by John Coughlin in the Kevin Farrell

Collection at Seashore Trolley Museum

L. Henri Vallee (right) and family members in the

Narcissus, when it was Vallee's summer camp in

Sabattus, Maine circa 1958. Photo courtesy Daniel Vallee

The Narcissus in the restoration shop in 2022 PWM

   Inside the Donald G. Curry Town House Restoration Shop, the Narcissus is in the midst of major work as we strive to complete its restoration. We are now planning the interpretation portion of the Narcissus Project. Donations to the Narcissus Project may be used in the future to help tell the incredible 100-plus-year-old story of the Narcissus. Your donation to the Narcissus is helping to make the dream of the project's success, a reality.

See below for Donation options -

It starts with YOU

Your Donation Matters

Make a Donation TODAY

Please Help the Narcissus. 

Donation Options to Help the Narcissus Project:

The New England Electric Railway Historical Society

is the 501c3 organization that owns and operates the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME, and the National Streetcar

Museum in Lowell (MA). 

The New England Electric Railway Historical Society registered with the IRS (EIN# 01-0244457) and was incorporated in Maine in 1941.

Check or Money Order ***** should be made payable to:

New England Electric Railway Historical Society

In the memo: for a donation to the Interpretation programming

please write: PLI Education Fund 817

For a donation to help with the restoration write: Narcissus Fund 816

Mail to: Seashore Trolley Museum

              P. O. Box A

              Kennebunkport, ME 04046

Credit Card ***** donations can be one-time donations or you

may choose to have a specific amount charged to your card

automatically each month. Please contact the Museum bookkeeper, via email at finance@trolleymuseum.org or by phone, at 207-967-2800 ext. 3.

Online Donations - may be made by using a Credit Card: 

Click Here to make an online donation through the Museum's website - When at the Donation page: Fill in donor info, etc., when at "To which fund are you donating? Scroll down to "Other" and type: 816 Narcissus, then continue filling in the required information.

Click Here for PayPal - to make an online donation: you can use email: finance@trolleymuseum.org and in the message box write:

For "Narcissus Fund 816" - if supporting the restoration

For "PLI Education Fund 817" - if supporting Interpretation programs

Donation of Securities ***** We also accept donations of

securities. You can contact the Museum bookkeeper, via email at finance@trolleymuseum.org or by phone, at 207-967-2800 ext. 3,

for brokerage account information for accepting donated securities.

BONUS ***** If you work for a company/corporation that will

"match" an employee's donation to an approved 501c3 non-profit

educational organization, please be sure to complete the necessary paperwork with your employer so that your donation is matched :)

Questions? ***** Please contact Narcissus project sponsor:

Phil Morse, narcissus@gmail.org or call 207-985-9723 - cell.

Thank You :)

Thank You for our Current Funding Partners

* 20th Century Electric Railway Foundation - 2020/2018 - Major Gift, 2017/2014 Matching Grants
* Renaissance Charitable Foundation (LPCT) by Fiduciary Trust Charitable Giving Fund

* Mass Bay RRE - 2018 Railroad Preservation Grant 

* Thornton Academy (Saco, ME) - Staff & Alumni - Matching Grant Challenge 2014

* New England Electric Railway Historical Society (Kennebunkport, ME) - Member Donations

* Amherst Railway Society - 2015 Heritage Grant

* National Railway Historical Society - 2016 & 2015 Heritage Preservation Grants

* Enterprise Holding Foundation - 2015 Community Grant

* Theodore Roosevelt Association - Member Donations

* John Libby Family Association and Member Donations

* The Conley Family - In Memory of Scott Libbey 2018/2017/2016/2015

* The W. S. Libbey Family - Awalt, Conley, Graf, Holman, Libbey, McAvoy, McLaughlin, Meldrum, O'Halloran, Salto, - 2018/2017

* The Hughes Family 2017/2016/2010

* New Gloucester Historical Society and Member Donations

* Gray Historical Society and Member Donations

* Gray Public Library Association - Pat Barter Speaker Series

* Scarborough Historical Society - PRR/PLI

* LogMein - Matching Employee Donation

* IBM - Matching Employee/Retiree Donations

* Fidelity Charitable Grant - Matching Employee Donations

* Richard E. Erwin Grant - 2017/2016

* Seal Cove Auto Museum

The Narcissus, with interior back-lit, stained glass windows is majestic.

Make a donation today to help restore the interior of this Maine gem.

Help Theodore Roosevelt's Maine Ride get back on track! Once restored,

you will be able to ride in luxury on this National Register Treasure at

Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine.

PWM photo

Please Consider Making a Donation to the project of the National Register of Historic Places member, Narcissus. We are currently raising funds to advance the restoration and to tell the incredible story of this Maine gem.

Various News stories during the summer of 2015 about the

Narcissus and its connection to Theodore Roosevelt. TR

was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914.

Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson

The Narcissus - July 31, 2015. Make a donation today.

Help Theodore Roosevelt's Maine Ride get back on track!

Once restored, you will be able to ride in luxury on this

National Historic Treasure at

Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine.