Welcome to the Educator Resources post for:
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride
These companion curriculum are State of Maine standard-based units for
classroom use in grades 3-5 & 6-8 is now available as
open-access resources online through Seashore Trolley
Museum's website www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/ and
online at Maine Memory Network with other statewide K-12
lesson plans.
2020 Gold Winner Plaque for The Eric Hoffer
Book Award in the Middle Reader category for
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride
by award-winning author Jean M. Flahive.
Bronze winner - 2020 Moonbeam Children's
Book Award, Silver winner - 2019 eLit Award
2020 Notable Book, Bluseink, Starred Review
A 60-second intro to Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride by author Jean Flahive
Click Here: to watch the video on YouTube
Paperback books are available at these local bookstores in
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
Resource for Classroom Teachers and Homeschool Instruction.
Unit Development:
Vocabulary Activities (Grades 3-8) are based on Tier Two vocabulary words extrapolated from
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride text using the Maine Department of Education
online Academic Word FinderAdditional grade-level vocabulary words are identified and marked using the
Wordsmyth Vocabulary Inventory (WVI) grade-level band identifier. These are now available as
open-access resources online through Seashore Trolley Museum's website
www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/
Vocabulary and Reading activities include grade-specific Tier Two words from
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride, including words to define, crossword puzzles,
word search, chapter discussion questions, figurative language activities, etc.
Appendix of vocab words in their sentences, in alphabetical order, with chapter, page,
Tier Two/WVI band identifier noted. These are now available as open-access resources
online through Seashore Trolley Museum's website
www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/
Social Studies Units (History and ELA)
Woven into the Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ridestory are topics that provide opportunities
to help students discover and expand their use and understanding of history, social studies,
language arts,
and science. Following the guidance of the Maine Department of Education, these lesson plan units target the
2019 Maine Learning Results for Social Studies and
Common Core State Standards:
English Language Arts Standards > History/Social Studies > Grades 6-8The lesson plans in this companion to the curriculum explore a variety of topics, including the history of the trolley used in
early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of
Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.
Maine Historical Society has created eight companion lesson plan units inspired
by Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride - These companion curricula are State of Maine standard-based
units for classroom use in grades 3-5 & 6-8 are now available as open-access
resources online through the Seashore Trolley Museum's website
www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/ and online at
Maine Memory Network with other statewide K-12 lesson plans.
Content Areas and Strands:
* Social Studies - Civics & Government
* Social Studies - Geography
* Social Studies - History
Duration: 8-18 days
Time-Period: 1851-1920
Bicentennial Themes:
* Living in Maine
* The Business of Maine
* Maine Leads
* The Maine Character
Intended Outcomes:
- Students will practice the skills involved in researching and analyzing primary sources.
- Students will practice historical research skills.
- Students will be able to identify different modes of transportation historically used in Maine
- Students will be able to answer why the use of the trolley system was innovative and efficient.
- Students will be able to identify different types of trolley cars that were used in Maine.
- Students will be able to describe the history of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban and the Narcissus.
- Students will be able to describe the shift from small family farms to commercial farming in ME.
- Students will be able to identify the major agricultural industries and products historically associated with Maine.
- Students will be able to describe life on an early 20th-century Maine family farm and how life has changed in Maine since the early 1900s.
- Students will be able to describe the difference between attending school in the early 20th century and attending school today.
- Students will be able to explain Theodore Roosevelt's connections to Maine and the people of Maine.
- Students will be able to describe the work and accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt.
- Students will be able to describe the platform of the Bull Moose Party.
- Students will be able to explain the role and duties of the president of the United States.
- Students will consider what qualities and skills would make a person a good candidate for President of the United States.
- Students will be able to describe the lives, work, and contributions of Americans on the home front during World War I using primary resources.
- Students will be able to explain what propaganda is and how it was used by the U. S. government during World War I.
- Students will be able to describe what many soldiers faced during World War I.
- Students will be able to describe the impact of the 1918-1920 flu pandemic on World War I and the people in Maine.
Titles of Companion Lesson Plan Units
* "Clang, Clang, Clang, Went the Trolley..."
* Then and Now: Life in Maine
* Maine Agriculture
* The Narcissus and the PLI (Portland-Lewiston Interurban)
* Teddy Roosevelt in Maine
* President Theodore Roosevelt
* World War l Letters
* United States Home Front and Propaganda during World War l
Vocabulary (Word banks and Reading activities) for grades 3-8, along with grades 6-8 ELA and History/Social Studies unit lesson plans available now at www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/
Links to blog posts that include materials related to Lesson Plans above - More will be added over time
* "Clang, Clang, Clang, Went the Trolley..."
Click Here: Destinations Travel Times by Trolley "In-State" and to "Out-of-State"
Click Here: Field Guide to Maine Trolley Car Types - the 1870s-1930s
Click Here: Poetry Inspired by Trolleys and Operators 1898-1940
* Then and Now: Life in Maine
Click Here: Mildred Knowles Obrey 1908-2007 Oral History Transcript
* The Narcissus and the PLI (Portland-Lewiston Interurban)
Click Here: Narcissus and the PLI
Continue to scroll down to see links and resources, People, Places, and Events in Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride.
The ebook is available through Amazon Kindle - Click HERE
The audiobook, now available - Click HERE to go to the Audible page.
2-minute, 30-second, Retail Audio Sample of the Audiobook below
An image of an original porcelain advertising artifact that was
displayed at the ticket purchasing desk in Lewiston Carhouse
of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban on Middle Street.
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Read along as young Millie grows up in rural Gray, Maine, early in the 20th century. Award-winning Maine author Jean Flahive tells us a story through the life and times of Millie and some of her experiences, over the years, with certain people, places, and events that we now know are woven into our common local and national history. Jean's storytelling skillfully rekindles the local romance for the elegant electric interurbans. The original six, each named after a flower, carried passengers on the Portland-Lewiston Interurban from 1914 through 1933. Lewiston businessmen, W. S. Libbey and Henry Dingley, brought them to serve the cities of Portland, Auburn, and Lewiston, and the more rural communities of New Gloucester, Gray, West Cumberland, and West Falmouth, during some of the early years of the 20th century. Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, is currently restoring the Narcissus, the only surviving electric interurban from that storied line.
Initial plans for the ribbon-cutting celebration activities started with planning to evolve into several very exciting events over several days. Readers of Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride will learn from Millie about her deep, life-long connections to the Narcissus, and will literally be able to experience the "elegant ride" themselves!
Throughout Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride, there are references made to various People, Places, and Events that are woven into the everyday lives of the characters as they experience the early years of the 20th century. Below are links to online sources to assist in conducting research concerning these major people, places, and events mentioned in Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The person, place, or event may be a separate listing, or it may be included within a grouping of a related topic. This is the initial post, and the expectation is that over time, the resources listed on the page will continue to be edited and new ones added.
People, Places, and Events in Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride with online links to resources
Auburn, Maine
Auburn - City Website City of Auburn, Maine
Auburn & Lewiston - Court Street, PLI sites, maps, etc. Narcissus Project blog
Auburn, Maine
Auburn - City Website City of Auburn, Maine
Auburn & Lewiston - Court Street, PLI sites, maps, etc. Narcissus Project blog
Auburn - Androscoggin River City of Auburn
Auburn - Court Street City of Auburn
Auburn - Deer Rips (Dam) City of Auburn - W. S. Libbey and Henry Dingley were the businessmen behind the construction of the Deer Rips Dam. There is a reference to the construction of the dam in the biography of W. S. Libbey that was written by his grandchildren - Click Here to read the biography in the Narcissus Project Blog
Auburn - North Bridge City of Auburn
Additional online resources for Auburn:
Androscoggin Historical Society
Auburn - Court Street City of Auburn
Auburn - Deer Rips (Dam) City of Auburn - W. S. Libbey and Henry Dingley were the businessmen behind the construction of the Deer Rips Dam. There is a reference to the construction of the dam in the biography of W. S. Libbey that was written by his grandchildren - Click Here to read the biography in the Narcissus Project Blog
Auburn - North Bridge City of Auburn
Additional online resources for Auburn:
Androscoggin Historical Society
TR Visits to Auburn - TR Heritage Trail post
Camp Fire Girls
Handbook Outsideonline.com
Dr. Luther Gulick and Charlotte Gulick Cornerstone Books
Camp Wohelo wohelo.com at Sebago Lake
Camp Fire Girls Ames History Museum
Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America
Red Cross Red Cross
Dark Harbor/Islesboro, Maine
TR's visit to Dark Harbor, Theodore Roosevelt, Maine Heritage Trail
Additional online resources for Islesboro and Dark Harbor:
Dark Harbor map Town of Islesboro
Islesboro, Maine Town of Islesboro
Islesboro Historical Society
Henry Dingley - W. S. Libbey and Henry Dingley were business partners for many years. There is a reference to how they met and their early business dealings together in the biography of W. S. Libbey, written by his grandchildren - Click Here to read the biography in the Narcissus Project Blog
Gray, Maine -
Gray Town of Gray
Civil War monument in Gray Town of Gray
Book resources for Gray:
Images of America - Gray, Maine (Antonio's Store, Armistice Parade, Cobbs Hill, Colley Hill Farm, Gray Corners, Gray Town Hall, Hancock School, Osgood's Ice Cream Parlor, Pennell Institute, South Gray Elementary School, Sweetser General Store, Week's Hill, Yarmouth Road,
Online resources for Gray:
Gray Historical Society
Grippe, Influenza, Spanish Flu, Epidemic, and Pandemic
Camp Devens - history U.S. Army
Island Falls, Maine
Island Falls VisitMaine.com
Other online resources:
Island Falls Historical Society (Facebook Page)
Camp Fire Girls
Handbook Outsideonline.com
Dr. Luther Gulick and Charlotte Gulick Cornerstone Books
Camp Wohelo wohelo.com at Sebago Lake
Camp Fire Girls Ames History Museum
Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America
Red Cross Red Cross
Dark Harbor/Islesboro, Maine
TR's visit to Dark Harbor, Theodore Roosevelt, Maine Heritage Trail
Additional online resources for Islesboro and Dark Harbor:
Dark Harbor map Town of Islesboro
Islesboro, Maine Town of Islesboro
Islesboro Historical Society
Henry Dingley - W. S. Libbey and Henry Dingley were business partners for many years. There is a reference to how they met and their early business dealings together in the biography of W. S. Libbey, written by his grandchildren - Click Here to read the biography in the Narcissus Project Blog
Gray, Maine -
Gray Town of Gray
Civil War monument in Gray Town of Gray
Book resources for Gray:
Images of America - Gray, Maine (Antonio's Store, Armistice Parade, Cobbs Hill, Colley Hill Farm, Gray Corners, Gray Town Hall, Hancock School, Osgood's Ice Cream Parlor, Pennell Institute, South Gray Elementary School, Sweetser General Store, Week's Hill, Yarmouth Road,
Online resources for Gray:
Gray Historical Society
Grippe, Influenza, Spanish Flu, Epidemic, and Pandemic
Camp Devens - history U.S. Army
Island Falls, Maine
Island Falls VisitMaine.com
Other online resources:
Island Falls Historical Society (Facebook Page)
Theodore Roosevelt visits Island Falls - TR Maine Heritage Trail post
Indian Tribes - Maine
Wabanaki Nation Four Direction Development Corp
Abbe Museum Abbe Museum
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston City of Lewiston
The Lewiston Walking History tour City of Lewiston (Lisbon St., Pecks, Leadbetter's, Libbey Mill, etc.) Lewiston and Auburn Narcissus Project Blog (Lisbon Street, PLI sites, maps, etc.)
Indian Tribes - Maine
Wabanaki Nation Four Direction Development Corp
Abbe Museum Abbe Museum
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston City of Lewiston
The Lewiston Walking History tour City of Lewiston (Lisbon St., Pecks, Leadbetter's, Libbey Mill, etc.) Lewiston and Auburn Narcissus Project Blog (Lisbon Street, PLI sites, maps, etc.)
TR Visits to Lewiston - TR Maine Heritage Trail post
W. Scott Libbey - Various blog posts on the life of W.S.Libbey:
The Man and His Mill - Click Here for the blog on the biography by the Libbey grandchildren
McGuffey Reader
McGuffey Reader (School book) PDF Gutenberg.org
Narcissus
What is a Narcissus? Gardenia.net
Newspaper story on how W.S. Libbey chose the names of the original interurbans is here...Lewiston Evening Journal...must scroll to Friday, June 26, 1914 - Front Page "Inspected The Libbey Road: Railroad Commissioners' Official Trip Over P, G, & L, Friday - to read the full story, you will need to scroll to page 11 News.Google.com
New Gloucester, Maine
New Gloucester - Map Town of New Gloucester
Other online resources:
New Gloucester Historical Society
Portland, Maine -
Portland City of Portland
Map - Downtown (Current) City of Portland
1909 Portland street map, Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society (Streets: Commercial, Crn.Free & Brown, Exchange, Federal, India, Middle, Monument Square, Temple, (waterfront, wharves, seaport)
Falmouth Hotel - Lobby 1900 Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society
Grand Trunk Railroad Station, Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society
S. S. Kresge Company ("Five and Dime") Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society
Lincoln Park City of Portland
Union Station (Railroad Station) DigitalMaine
Porteous Department Store - (Christmas Store) Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society
Other online resources:
History of Trolleys in Portland (Monument Square) Narcissus Project Blog
Maine Historical Society
Portland-Lewiston Interurban was originally named the Portland, Gray & Lewiston Railroad
Map details that show areas mentioned in the story...rivers, various stops, etc...reference to cow tunnels, gates, etc., - newspaper story:
Click Here for the link to the Lewiston Evening Journal story of June 26, 1914. The inspection trip by the Maine Railroad Commissioners with many details of the line. When opening the link, the first newspaper, June 23, 1914. You must scroll to the front page of June 26, 1914. The beginning of the article starts on the front page. You must scroll to page 11 (Inspected the Libbey Roads) to read the remaining article.
Click Here for the link to the Lewiston Daily Sun story of the June 26, 1914, inspection trip as reported on page 6 on June 27, 1914. When opening the link, the first newspaper, June 26, 1914. You must scroll to the June 27th edition and go to page six. The complete summary is on this single page.
Seashore Trolley Museum
Seashore Trolley Museum TrolleyMuseum.org
Kennebunkport, Maine Town of Kennebunkport
Other online resources:
Kennebunkport, Maine Kennebunkport Business Assoc
Kennebunkport Historical Society -
Suffrage/Women's Rights
Women's Suffrage At Last (42-c) USHistory.org
Florence Whitehouse - suffragette/publicist, Red Cross - Maine items - Maine Memory Network
TR quotes in support of Women's Rights, Theodore Roosevelt Association
TR at Sagamore Hill with Suffragettes Library of Congress video
19th Amendment to the Constitution Interactive Constitution
Theodore Roosevelt
His Life and Times on Film - Timeline - Library of Congress
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - World War I Theodore Roosevelt Center
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - The Life of Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Brief Biography Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Connections to Maine Narcissus Project Blog
TR - Rough Rider in the White House (43a) USHistory.org
TR - Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (First Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Alice Lee Roosevelt (First Daughter) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Edith Carrow Roosevelt (Second Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Spanish-American War Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - "Remember the Maine!" (44c) USHistory.org
TR - Spanish-American War and Its Consequences (44d) USHistory.org
TR - 1912 Presidential Election (43f) USHistory.org
TR - Amazon Expedition/River of Doubt-Videos Library of Congress
TR - Malaria MentalFloss
TR - My Debt to Maine (Bible Point and TR's letter) Narcissus Project blog
TR - Sagamore Hill National Park Service
TR - Sagamore Hill Friends of Sagamore Hill
TR - Quotes ("Feet on the Ground...") Goodreads
TR Children WW I - Library of Congress videos
Sons in Regiments - WWI-Video Library of Congress
Theodore (Ted) Roosevelt, III (First Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Kermit Roosevelt (Second Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Archibald (Archie) Roosevelt (Third Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Quentin (Fourth Son) Military.com
Ethel Roosevelt (Second Daughter) Theodore Roosevelt Center
William (Bill) W. Sewall
William W. Sewall Theodore Roosevelt Center
Bill Sewall & Wilmot Dow - National Park Service
"The County" - Aroostook County
Politics
Bull Moose Party Britannica.com
Bull Moose Party Progressivism Sweeps the Nation 42 USHistory.org
Progressive Party - Student-Teacher Resource Study.com
Progressive Party U-S-History.com
Republican Party - 1916 UCSB.edu
Conservative/Progressive wings of the Republican Party, 1916, Library of Congress
Democratic Party - 1916 UCSB.edu
Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom-43g USHistory.org
Charles Evan Hughes ConstitutionCenter.org
Wason Manufacturing Company -
Wason Manufacturing Company Midcontinent Blog on Wason Manufacturing (the trolley manufacturing portion begins towards the end of page two)
West Cumberland, Maine
Cumberland
Cumberland Fair History Cumberlandfair.com
Other online resources:
Cumberland Historical Society
West Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth City of Falmouth
Other online resources:
Falmouth Historical Society
WWI/The Great War -
Liberty Bonds/Thrift Stamps - Federal Reserve & teacher plans at Study.com
W. Scott Libbey - Various blog posts on the life of W.S.Libbey:
The Man and His Mill - Click Here for the blog on the biography by the Libbey grandchildren
McGuffey Reader
McGuffey Reader (School book) PDF Gutenberg.org
Narcissus
What is a Narcissus? Gardenia.net
Newspaper story on how W.S. Libbey chose the names of the original interurbans is here...Lewiston Evening Journal...must scroll to Friday, June 26, 1914 - Front Page "Inspected The Libbey Road: Railroad Commissioners' Official Trip Over P, G, & L, Friday - to read the full story, you will need to scroll to page 11 News.Google.com
New Gloucester, Maine
New Gloucester - Map Town of New Gloucester
Other online resources:
New Gloucester Historical Society
Portland, Maine -
Portland City of Portland
Map - Downtown (Current) City of Portland
1909 Portland street map, Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society (Streets: Commercial, Crn.Free & Brown, Exchange, Federal, India, Middle, Monument Square, Temple, (waterfront, wharves, seaport)
Falmouth Hotel - Lobby 1900 Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society
Grand Trunk Railroad Station, Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society
S. S. Kresge Company ("Five and Dime") Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society
Lincoln Park City of Portland
Union Station (Railroad Station) DigitalMaine
Porteous Department Store - (Christmas Store) Maine Memory Network/Maine Historical Society
Other online resources:
History of Trolleys in Portland (Monument Square) Narcissus Project Blog
Maine Historical Society
Portland-Lewiston Interurban was originally named the Portland, Gray & Lewiston Railroad
Map details that show areas mentioned in the story...rivers, various stops, etc...reference to cow tunnels, gates, etc., - newspaper story:
Click Here for the link to the Lewiston Evening Journal story of June 26, 1914. The inspection trip by the Maine Railroad Commissioners with many details of the line. When opening the link, the first newspaper, June 23, 1914. You must scroll to the front page of June 26, 1914. The beginning of the article starts on the front page. You must scroll to page 11 (Inspected the Libbey Roads) to read the remaining article.
Click Here for the link to the Lewiston Daily Sun story of the June 26, 1914, inspection trip as reported on page 6 on June 27, 1914. When opening the link, the first newspaper, June 26, 1914. You must scroll to the June 27th edition and go to page six. The complete summary is on this single page.
Seashore Trolley Museum
Seashore Trolley Museum TrolleyMuseum.org
Kennebunkport, Maine Town of Kennebunkport
Other online resources:
Kennebunkport, Maine Kennebunkport Business Assoc
Kennebunkport Historical Society -
Suffrage/Women's Rights
Women's Suffrage At Last (42-c) USHistory.org
Florence Whitehouse - suffragette/publicist, Red Cross - Maine items - Maine Memory Network
TR quotes in support of Women's Rights, Theodore Roosevelt Association
TR at Sagamore Hill with Suffragettes Library of Congress video
19th Amendment to the Constitution Interactive Constitution
Theodore Roosevelt
His Life and Times on Film - Timeline - Library of Congress
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - World War I Theodore Roosevelt Center
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - The Life of Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Brief Biography Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Connections to Maine Narcissus Project Blog
TR - Rough Rider in the White House (43a) USHistory.org
TR - Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (First Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Alice Lee Roosevelt (First Daughter) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Edith Carrow Roosevelt (Second Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Spanish-American War Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - "Remember the Maine!" (44c) USHistory.org
TR - Spanish-American War and Its Consequences (44d) USHistory.org
TR - 1912 Presidential Election (43f) USHistory.org
TR - Amazon Expedition/River of Doubt-Videos Library of Congress
TR - Malaria MentalFloss
TR - My Debt to Maine (Bible Point and TR's letter) Narcissus Project blog
TR - Sagamore Hill National Park Service
TR - Sagamore Hill Friends of Sagamore Hill
TR - Quotes ("Feet on the Ground...") Goodreads
TR Children WW I - Library of Congress videos
Sons in Regiments - WWI-Video Library of Congress
Theodore (Ted) Roosevelt, III (First Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Kermit Roosevelt (Second Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Archibald (Archie) Roosevelt (Third Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Quentin (Fourth Son) Military.com
Ethel Roosevelt (Second Daughter) Theodore Roosevelt Center
William (Bill) W. Sewall
William W. Sewall Theodore Roosevelt Center
Bill Sewall & Wilmot Dow - National Park Service
"The County" - Aroostook County
Politics
Bull Moose Party Britannica.com
Bull Moose Party Progressivism Sweeps the Nation 42 USHistory.org
Progressive Party - Student-Teacher Resource Study.com
Progressive Party U-S-History.com
Republican Party - 1916 UCSB.edu
Conservative/Progressive wings of the Republican Party, 1916, Library of Congress
Democratic Party - 1916 UCSB.edu
Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom-43g USHistory.org
Charles Evan Hughes ConstitutionCenter.org
Wason Manufacturing Company -
Wason Manufacturing Company Midcontinent Blog on Wason Manufacturing (the trolley manufacturing portion begins towards the end of page two)
West Cumberland, Maine
Cumberland
Cumberland Fair History Cumberlandfair.com
Other online resources:
Cumberland Historical Society
West Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth City of Falmouth
Other online resources:
Falmouth Historical Society
WWI/The Great War -
Liberty Bonds/Thrift Stamps - Federal Reserve & teacher plans at Study.com
Contact Information:
email: p.morse31@gmail.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Click Here: For the list of links to Theodore Roosevelt Maine Heritage Trail Posts in Easy Order to View
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 first 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
Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive
