Culliton, Brotherhood of Heroes Resource Center and Museum receive National Society DAR awards
The Lawrence Kearny Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented the Brotherhood of Heroes Resource Center and Museum in Cape Coral and Dr. Carol Culliton the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Excellence in Historic Preservation Certification and Medal Set.
“It was never my dream to have this,” said Culliton, the president and founder of the center. “But I did not want to see Cape Coral without a military museum. People and veterans need to have a good, stable place to come to.”
The Brotherhood of Heroes Resource Center and Military Museum opened on Nov. 10, 2020, the day before Veterans Day. It not only includes rooms where all military groups and first responders can meet, but there will be proper flag-burning ceremonies, monthly food distributions, self-defense classes, financial coaching classes and youth field trips, along with a treasure of historical military items.
The purpose of the Historic Preservation Medal is to recognize and honor a person who has done extraordinary volunteer work over a long period of time in establishing a historic district, preserving a local landmark, restoring or preserving objects of historic cultural significance or establishing or participating in oral history projects, youth leadership and education as it pertains to historic preservation at the regional, state and/or national level. This non-competitive award is administered by the national chair.
The Historic Preservation Recognition Award was added to the committee work in 2010 to recognize and honor an individual or group that has done remarkable volunteer work at the community level in the area of historic preservation. The award may be presented to DAR members and non-members and is designed to recognize worthy local individuals and groups for outstanding achievements in all areas of historic preservation, including buildings, landmarks, monuments, cemeteries, historic districts, statues, museum collections, manuscripts, documents and archival materials; writing or compiling and publishing books on historic preservation projects, historical properties, genealogical and courthouse records and photography collections; compiling oral histories; and serving as historical guides, interpreters or docents. The recipient(s) are expected to have contributed to their community in an outstanding manner. The award may be presented by state 144 societies or chapters and is administered by the national vice chair. This is a non-competitive recognition award.