Yes, I will Help the Seashore Trolley Museum Finish the Restoration of the "Elegant Ride," Narcissus

Please Consider Making a Donation to the Narcissus Project 

We are currently raising funds to advance the restoration and to tell the incredible stories related to this Maine transportation gem.

12-30-2024

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.

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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 -

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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 :)

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

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

Thank You :)

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.

     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 💝

 

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

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