tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post3722096700647478388..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Carnegie's Gold: Ali Bacon visits her home town and remembers its benefactor Katherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-15973600078768569722017-11-22T21:45:09.754+00:002017-11-22T21:45:09.754+00:00Hi Cecilia - yes, you must! I took my daughter on ...Hi Cecilia - yes, you must! I took my daughter on her fist visit to the town and she thought the Glen was amazing which of course it is.<br />Susan - yes, it is disconcerting, though I believe he may have been more naive than anything else or let one of his managers run away with things. To be honest I should read up on it but have not got past Wickipedia. There was a TV programme om earlier in the year too .... He certainly gave away vast amounts to people who could benefit. AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-71063601787370093982017-11-22T18:33:34.202+00:002017-11-22T18:33:34.202+00:00I'm disappointed in Mr. Carnegie. The Young Li...I'm disappointed in Mr. Carnegie. The Young Librarians' Award for children's books was named the Carnegie Medal in his honour, because he funded so many libraries. You'd have thought he could have stretched his good will a little further, to take in the Unions' fight for better wages and conditions.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35330322094019672992017-11-22T14:46:15.721+00:002017-11-22T14:46:15.721+00:00This is really interesting - I've been meaning...This is really interesting - I've been meaning to go there and have a look at the new building. My mother was from Dunfermline and we used to go over every so often to see my granny, who had also grown up there. I can remember walking down to the Glen and playing in there.<br />My mother was always grateful to the Carnegie funds as she received a bursary from them to go to learn business studies at what is now Strathclyde University, and from there she became a college lecturer and met my father.<br />It's great to see your pictures - I really must get round to going!Cecilia Peartreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653871639579934396noreply@blogger.com