4th Annual Teddy Roosevelt Days at Seashore Trolley Museum - July 20-22, 2018

John Libby Family sleigh is seen here in a photo courtesy of

Skyline Farm and Carriage Museum in North Yarmouth,

Maine. The Libby Sleigh will be on display at Seashore

Trolley Museum during the 2018 Teddy Roosevelt Days

event to benefit the Narcissus on the weekend of

July 20-22, 2018

A Fundraising Event to Benefit 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban,

No. 14, Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the

Narcissus on August 18, 1914. The three-day event is hosted by
Seashore Trolley Museum.

2018 Teddy Roosevelt Days

a three-day event  being held

at
Seashore Trolley Museum

Kennebunkport, Maine

July 20, 21, & 22

A Benefit Event For the Narcissus Project

The Friday Katahdin Expedition is SOLD OUT!

4th Annual Teddy Roosevelt Days Event at Seashore

      As in previous years, the fundraising event to benefit the Narcissus Project will kick off with a Friday activity that requires tickets to be purchased in advance for the limited-seating gala opening. The Friday activity will include a reception, trolley rides, a guided tour of the Narcissus, presentations, raffles, a silent auction, and Theodore Roosevelt-related items for sale. All proceeds benefit the restoration and companion interpretation programs (Exhibits & Education Program Development) of the 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban, No. 14, Narcissus. Saturday and Sunday activities are open to the public with the purchase of general fund admission tickets to the Museum. 

Tickets for the Friday gala opening are available now to purchase online.

Tickets are $30 each. Click Here to Order Tickets Online - Sold Out

 Full Schedule for the Weekend Event:

The Mount Katahdin Expedition

Friday Opening, July 20th, 2017 - 3pm-8pm - Sold Out

Tickets to the Expedition are $30 Click Here to Order Tickets Online Sold Out

(Each ticket includes; an all-day Friday (July 20, 2018), a general admission ticket to Seashore Trolley Museum, allowed to attend and meet & greet reception with light refreshments, two drink tickets (beer/wine), one raffle ticket, and a silent auction bidder #)

Friday Opening Schedule - Prepaid tickets required for this opening activity: Sold Out

3 pm         Guest arrival, check-in, silent auction preview

4 pm         Vintage Trolley Ride to Riverside Barn and walk to Town House Shop for Tour of 

                  Narcissus (currently under renovation) with Project Manager Phil Morse

5:30 pm    Reception at Exhibit Gallery, Visitor's Center with light refreshments (beer & wine) and                       silent auction (rare TR-related books, glass art, etc.) bidding ongoing

6 pm         Welcome & Opening Remarks: Mr. Phil Morse, Narcissus Project Manager, Seashore                          Trolley Museum - Introduction of each guest speaker  

* Presentation: Ms. Sheila Libby Alexander,  Board Member, Skyline Farm, and Carriage Museum,       North Yarmouth, ME - History of Skyline Farm & Carriage Museum, How the Libby Sleigh was acquired, and comments on the restoration of the art on the Sleigh by Conservator Nina Roth Wells.

* Presentation: Ms. Donna Davidge, Owner of  Sewall House Yoga Retreat, History of her great grandparents' National Historic Registry home and the Willliam Sewall-Theodore Roosevelt family's life-long friendship. 

7:15 pm    Raffle, Silent Auction closes

7:45 pm    Vintage Historic Trolley Car exclusive trolley ride along Seashore Trolley Museum's                            Heritage Main Line

Tickets for the Mount Katahdin Expedition are $30 Click Here to Order Tickets Online 

Seating is limited for the Friday opening,  Sold Out

FMI contact p.morse31@gmail.com  

This Narcissus Blog post features the Skyline Farm and Carriage Museum.

Speaker bio:
Sheila Libby Alexander

A Maine native from Yarmouth originally whose paternal Libby family relatives landed in Maine in 1637. A friend of Dorothy Plummer donated the Libby Family Sleigh to Skyline Farm when Ken Sowles was putting the Carriage Museum together in North Yarmouth. A graduate of the University of Maine with a degree in History, with a Master's Degree in Library Sciences from Simmons College. Retired from a 36-year career at the Portland Public Library. Have been on the Board at Skyline for several years and in fact learned to ride there as a kid when Skyline was a riding stable and I'm still happily riding almost every day.

1) The John Libby Family Sleigh. John Libby was an early settler (the 1630s) in the Black Point area of Scarborough, Maine. W. S. Libbey, the builder of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban, is a descendant of John Libby (as is this blogger :) This sleigh is described as an "Early Painted Sleigh" The original artwork on the back exterior panel is exquisite.  Ms. Alexander's presentation will include a description of the conservation of the beautifully painted scene on the back of the Libby Family Sleigh.

                                    

2) A wagon from the late 1800s. Theodore Roosevelt visited Maine several times before his New England tour as President in 1902. His early visits to Maine included using horse-drawn transportation of the day. A passenger in a Stagecoach from Dexter to Greenville in 1872. Several trips in a wagon while visiting Island Falls in the company of Maine's William Sewall and William's nephew, Wilmot Dow during guided expeditions in the Maine woods in the summers of 1878 and 1879. Also, as a passenger in sleighs during his February 1879 visit to Island Falls. He escorted his fiance' in a pony-drawn buggy while they were visiting Mount Desert Island in 1880. As President, he was a rider in an open landau carriage pulled by horses in Portland during his August 1902 visit. You will learn more of these details over the weekend :)

Skyline Farm and Carriage Museum 

95 The Lane

North Yarmouth, ME 04097

Skyline Farm

A UNIQUE PLACE WHERE HISTORY AND NATURE ARE JOINED FOR LEARNING AND RECREATION

"Skyline Farm is a fabulous example of how historic preservation, land preservation, and adaptive reuse can come together to create a wonderful community resource." - Hillary Bassett; Executive Director of Greater Portland Landmarks

At Skyline Farm &Carriage Museum PWM

At Skyline Farm &

Carriage Museum PWM

At Skyline Farm & Carriage Museum 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban. 

Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts

Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem.  This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!

Click Here: Donation Options

The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.

Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban

     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.

Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project

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