100 years since his death, Andrew Carnegie’s legacy strong as steel in Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh’s building lights commemorated centennial anniversary of his death
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Downtown Pittsburgh’s building lights commemorated centennial anniversary of his death
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Carnegie Hero Fund officials spent time in Andrew Carnegie’s hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland, in August as the final celebrations of the centennial of Carnegie’s death took place. The Andrew Carnegie …
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Hero Fund Commission scholarship recipient Niya Townsend, 22, from Detroit, will graduate with a degree in entrepreneurship and a minor in youth studies from Central Michigan University in December. She …
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Leslie M. Hough, 64, of Selden, N.Y., died Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in Patchogue, N.Y. Hough was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1999 for rescuing a 31-year-old woman from a …
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Tami Wahler, right, the widow of posthumously awarded Carnegie Hero Steven B. Wahler, spoke to audience members at the Owensboro (Ky.) City Commission meeting held June 4, 2019. “Our hearts …
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From left, Foley (Ala.) Mayor John Koniar presents the Carnegie Medal to Mary Dueitt and Fred Murphy, the surviving parents of Carnegie Hero Bradley Eugene Murphy during a July 15 …
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Photo by Lisa McGlothlin. Photo by Lisa McGlothlin. D. J. Connelly is seen admiring his dad’s Carnegie Medal after a July 14, 2019, ceremony in which Carnegie Hero awardee Glenn …
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First responders showed up en masse to show their support for longtime Brookhaven (N.Y.) firefighter Peter C. Di Pinto, Sr., center, who was presented the Carnegie Medal by Hero Fund …
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Connecticut state Sen. Matt Lesser, left, presents Carnegie Hero Marvin George Dixon, right, with the Carnegie Medal at a ceremony while, background, from left, state Rep. Christie Carpino and U.S. …
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Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Arcangelo F. Liberatore during a July 19, 2019, ceremony at the Irvington (N.Y.) Town Hall. Irvington Police Officer …
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Two years ago, Carnegie Hero Christopher Schafer, a local tax assessor of Hayti, S.D., helped save a 16-year-old farmer from a burning semi-truck after an Aug. 17, 2017, accident in …
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Andrew Carnegie, left, and Louise Whitfield Carnegie on a city street in 1910. We should all prefer to start low that we should rise than to begin high that we …
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The events leading up to the 1959 heroism of Louis Gorman in behalf of seven other men held hostage at their workplace for several hours began with a hunt for …
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Duane E. Vanlanham, 59, of Saginaw, Mich., died Friday, June 14, 2019. Vanlanham was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 2010 for rescuing a woman from attacking dogs. He immediately ran …
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Inspired by advice from the woman he saved, Carnegie Hero David Michael McCartney, 35, of Darlington, Ind., became a hero once again this year by donating a kidney to a …
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Boy Scouts organized a special ceremony to honor Carnegie Hero and Boy Scout John David McRae and the boy he attempted to rescue, Norman E. Vrba on the anniversary of …
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Andrew Carnegie was a man of mighty visions, and he acted on those visions in a way few men have. He died 100 years ago, and on this centennial anniversary …
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This column, dated April 17, appeared in The (North Augusta, S.C.) Star. Columnist Phyllis Britt is the daughter-in-law of Carnegie Hero Charles E. Britt, who, at the age of 73, …
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Gladys Mae Willis, 96, of Little Rock, Ark., died Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Willis was the widow of Ernest Willis, who died in 1967 attempting to save an 8-year-old boy …
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During summer 2019, Saint Vincent College rising senior Anna Zahren interned for the Carnegie Hero Fund alongside returning intern Lauryn Maykovich. Their primary focus is designing and editing the Commission’s …