Narcissus 1912 Renovation Project: 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

12-30-2024

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.

100% of the proceeds received from the publisher/copyright owner of the Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride publication (paperback, ebook, & audiobook) are donated to the Narcissus Project 💝

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:

Androscoggin Historical Society, Lewiston

Eliot Historical Society, Eliot

Gray Historical Society, Gray

Kennebec Historical Society, Augusta

Letterpress Books, Portland

Maine Historical Society Store, Portland

Morph Gallery & Emporium, Kennebunk

New Gloucester Historical Society, New Gloucester

Print: A Bookstore, Portland

Roosevelt Campobello International Park, Welshpool, NB, Canada

Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport

Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops, All Locations

Thompson's Orchard, New Gloucester

Winthrop Maine Historical Society, Winthrop

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 Making a Donation to the Narcissus Project

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.

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

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

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: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project

Donation Options to Help the Narcissus Project:

For the Museum to assign your donation to one of the Narcissus Restricted Fund Projects [Fund 816 (Restoration) Fund 817 (Education)], the amount of the donation must be a minimum of $100, otherwise, the donation will be applied to the Museum General Fund.

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

For a donation to help with the Narcissus Restoration

please write in the memo: Narcissus Fund 816

For a donation to the Education Programming

please write in the memo: PLI Education Fund 817

Mail to: Seashore Trolley Museum

P. O. Box A

Kennebunkport, ME 04046

Credit Card ***** donations can be a one-time donation 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 207-967-2712 ext. 3.

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

Click Here to make an online donation through the Museum's website.

see screenshot below

When at the Donation page: Fill in donor info, etc., when at

"To which fund are you donating? Scroll down to "Other" _____

Donating to the Narcissus Restoration Fund, Type: Narcissus 816

Donating to the Education/Interpretation Program, Type: PLI Ed 817

then continue filling in the required information -

see the screenshot below

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 207-967-2712 ext. 5,

to discuss 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 :)

see screenshot below

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

Phil Morse, p.morse31@gmail.com or call 207-985-9723 - cell.

Thank You :)

Please Consider a Donation to the Narcissus Project to help us tell several more of the incredible stories related to the Narcissus, through Fund 817, the education/interpretation program.

Here is an example of how donations to the Narcissus Project now will help with the education/interpretation programs for the Narcissus Project. The education/interpretation programming will include exhibits, displays, and educational materials and programs. 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 to see the blog post

The 1910 original surveyors' map during

conversation activities at the

Northeast Document Conservation Center

Another example of how donations to the Narcissus Project now will help with the education/interpretation portion of the project. The education/interpretation programming will include exhibits, displays, and educational materials and programs. In 2022, through generous donations to the Narcissus Project, we were able to conserve and have high-resolution digital image files saved, of the original, 1938-41, 88-page (double-sided) incredible contents of the Annual Reunion Scrapbook (4 years) of the former Portland-Lewiston Interurban Employees

Click Here to see one of the blog posts.

One of the hundreds of digital files generated

from the Reunion Scrapbook of the

former Employees of the Portland-

Lewiston Interurban when it was conserved

at the Northeast Document Conservation Center

Thank You To Our Past and Current Funding Partners

(most individual donors will remain anonymous unless requested to post names)

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

* Mass Bay RRE - Railroad Preservation Grant

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

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

* Amherst Railway Society - Heritage Grant

* National Railway Historical Society - Heritage Preservation Grants

* Enterprise Holding Foundation - Community Grant

* Theodore Roosevelt Association - Member Donations

* John Libby Family Association and Member Donations

* The Conley Family - In Memory of Scott Libbey

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

* The Hughes Family

* New Gloucester Historical Society and Member Donations