For dinosaur lovers around the country, ‘Dippy’ the Diplodocus, housed for years at the Natural History Museum in London, is an icon! Its grand unveiling took place 115 years ago today (12th May 1905), and Andrew Carnegie was the guest of honour. Read on to find out more about this Dino-mite Carnegie connection….
In the Footsteps of Andrew Carnegie in Pittsburgh
Happy Tartan Day to all of our friends, colleagues and followers! Instead of bringing out some tartan and bagpipe music, examples of which we do have in our collection (with fascinating stories attached!), I am taking you to Pittsburgh, USA to find out what traces of Andrew Carnegie’s life and legacy are still to be found there.
Carnegie Connections: International Women's Day
Andrew Carnegie famously credited his life’s success to the women surrounding him, declaring, “Two women, my mother and my wife, have made me all that I am.” There are a number of other pioneering and radical women, who crossed paths with Carnegie and whom he greatly admired. Here are some of them:
A Brush with Burns
Andrew Carnegie was a lifelong admirer of Robert Burns. In fact, according to his autobiography the first penny he ever earned was one from his school teacher, Mr. Martin, for repeating in front of the class the Burns’ poem, ‘Man was Made to Mourn’! Although Carnegie was not as interested in fine arts as some of his contemporaries, such as Henry C. Frick, he did donate money towards some well-known monuments to Robert Burns both in the USA and Scotland. In honour of recent Burns Night, let’s discover the stories behind some of them!
Andrew Carnegie and Stained Glass Windows in Dunfermline Abbey
To commemorate the centenary of Andrew Carnegie’s death this year, the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust donated to Dunfermline Abbey Church a stained glass window which was commissioned by Andrew Carnegie 107 years ago.
