- Wikidata identifier:
- Q4757457
- Also known as:
- Andrew Jackson Centre, Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Centre
- Part of:
- Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
- Instance of:
- regimental museum; local authority museum; history museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 1874
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q4757457/
Collection-level records:
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Collection history (Collection development policy)
The Andrew Jackson Cottage has operated as a visitor attraction since 1984, following its purchase by the legacy Council in Carrickfergus.
A listed building dating from the 1750s, it tells the story of Andrew Jackson, 7th president of the USA, whose parents emigrated to America from Carrickfergus in 1765. The single storey building has been restored to its original state. The interior has been decorated with a dresser, spongeware crockery, iron pots and griddles. The cottage also has a collection of Ulster patchwork quilts.
Beside the Jackson Cottage is an exhibition centre dedicated to the US Rangers, the elite American army regiment. Formed in 1942, the US Rangers were based in Carrickfergus during World War II. A donation of memorabilia at a reunion of the regiment to celebrate its 50th anniversary led to the construction of the US Rangers Museum in 1994. The exhibition has a comprehensive collection of uniforms, photographs, documents and other material detailing this famed combat unit. The US Rangers Museum underwent complete refurbishment in Spring 2017 for the 75th anniversary of the regiment.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2022
Licence: CC BY-NC
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Collection overview (Collection development policy)
Andrew Jackson Cottage:
- A range of domestic artefacts appropriate to a traditional Ulster-Scots farmhouse of the early 1800’s.
- A small County Antrim cart on loan from the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland (Ulster Folk and outward loaMuseum).
- A number of items relating to President Andrew Jackson, including a family Bible.
- A collection of traditional quilts.
US Rangers Museum
The US Rangers Museum houses a collection of militaria and other memorabilia relating to the US Rangers. The collection was donated to the legacy Council by veterans of the Regiment following a 50th anniversary reunion event in 1992.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2022
Licence: CC BY-NC