[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING MICHAEL COSTEIRA

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the Eagle Scout 
project of Michael Costeira.
  Michael Costeira is a Boy Scout from Union, New Jersey, and he wanted 
to upgrade the almost 300-year-old Caldwell Parsonage.
  The Caldwell Parsonage was the home of the Reverend James Caldwell, a 
strong patriot supporter during the American Revolution.
  The original Caldwell Parsonage was burned by loyalist mobs in 1780. 
Later that year, Caldwell's wife, Hannah, was killed by British 
soldiers during the Battle of Connecticut Farms.
  The current Caldwell Parsonage was built in 1782 and added to the 
National Registry of Historic Places in 1982.
  Michael Costeira wanted to preserve that history for his Eagle Scout 
project, so he researched various artifacts in the parsonage and he 
created more accurate exhibit labels for each of the items found.
  I congratulate Michael. He has made a valuable contribution to an 
historic location in this country's great fight in the Revolution.

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