With Andrew Carnegie’s significant impact on the USA, it is perhaps unsurprising that some Americans think he was born there, somewhere near Pittsburgh.
About 20% of our visitors come from the USA, some know of Carnegie’s Scottish heritage and others leave better informed. One man who recently visited was familiar with Andrew Carnegie through the libraries he built and a love of golf.
We were delighted to welcome U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Warren A. Stephens in August and we took out some objects connected with Carnegie’s political links. They included the ceremonial golf club gifted to him by Annandale Country Club, Pasadena in 1910. A duplicate version of the club was given to President Taft. This collection genuinely consistently amazes with the connections it can make.
Ambassador Warren A. Stephens with colleagues and staff of Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum looking at objects from Andrew Carnegie’s political connections
While visiting the Ambassador announced the first-ever U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grant awarded in the UK.
This £40,620 grant will support our partnership with CyArk to create a new interactive digital experience, helping audiences around the world explore Andrew Carnegie’s birthplace cottage, Pittencrieff Park and the places that shaped his remarkable transatlantic legacy.
It was a privilege to share the story of Carnegie’s Scottish roots and to mark this exciting moment for cultural preservation, digital heritage and the enduring friendship between Scotland and the United States.
US Ambassador to the United Kingdom Warren A. Stephens standing beside the marble bust of Andrew Carnegie at Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
