The Thomas Paine Historical Association is headquartered at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building, located at 983 North Avenue in New Rochelle, New York 10804. We welcome visitors to tour our museum every Saturday from 1 to 4pm. Entry is free with an optional donation supporting the work of the TPHA. For more information about any of our events please email info@thomaspaine.org.
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, January, 24, 2026 at 2PM EST
WHAT: Two Conflicting Periods of the Founding
WHERE: Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks St., Bordentown NJ
ABOUT: Join Gary Berton, TPHA President and an editor of the new “Collected Writings of Thomas Paine” from Princeton University Press as he discusses the topic, “Two Conflicting Periods of the Founding“.
Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 7PM EST
WHAT: The Times that Tried Men’s Souls: Thomas Paine’s Service During the Revolutionary War
WHERE: This event will be on Zoom. Register today to join the event on Zoom!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT: Join us for the yearly celebration of the official birthdate of Thomas Paine. Jack Kelly, author of the book “Tom Paine’s War” will be the keynote speaker. Congressman Jamie Raskin and Congresswoman Victoria Spartz will deliver opening words. This event is organized by the Freethought Society and co-sponsored by the Thomas Paine Memorial Association (TPMA), Black Nonbelievers, Thomas Paine Historical Association, Freethought Society, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Thomas Paine Society, Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, American Atheists, Secular Coalition for America, American Humanist Association, and Center for Inquiry/Richard Dawkins Foundation for Science and Reason.
Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 4PM EST
WHAT: Finishing the Revolution: Thomas Paine, Universal Suffrage, and the Problem of Bicameralism (1776–1795)
WHERE: In-person at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building at 983 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY and via Zoom. Register today to join the event on Zoom!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT: Dr. Daniel Gomes de Carvalho, Professor of Modern History at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil returns with another fascinating aspect of Paine’s political philosophies as he discusses,”Finishing the Revolution: Thomas Paine, Universal Suffrage, and the Problem of Bicameralism (1776–1795)“.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7PM EST
WHAT: Thomas Paine and the Founding of the United States
WHERE: Vladeck Hall, Amalgamated Housing Co-op, 74 Van Cortlandt Park S. (At Hillman Ave.), The Bronx, NY 10463. Get more info on the event here!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT: The Bronx County Historical Society and the Amalgamated Joint Community Activities Council (JCAC) present a lecture, “Thomas Paine and the Founding of the United States” featuring Gary Berton, Thomas Paine Historical Association president. Made possible with the support of New York State Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz.
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 4PM EST
WHAT: Thomas Paine and Rights of Man
WHERE: In-person at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building at 983 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY and via Zoom. Register today to join the event on Zoom!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT: Thomas Paine Historical Association Board Member Dr. Frances Chiu, Associate Teaching Professor at the New School and author of “The Routledge Guidebook to Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man” offers an in-depth discussion of this all-important work in her discussion titled “Thomas Paine and Rights of Man“.
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2PM EST
WHAT: Thomas Paine and the Feminists
WHERE: In-person at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building at 983 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY and via Zoom. Register today to join the event on Zoom!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT: Gary Berton, Thomas Paine Historical Association president, and Joy Masoff, doctoral candidate and Thomas Paine Historical Association Board Member, will speak about Paine’s connections with the leading feminists of the Age of Democratic Revolutions in “Thomas Paine and the Feminists”.
Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 4PM EST
WHAT: Common Sense Was Not Enough
WHERE: Via Zoom. Register today to join the event on Zoom!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT: With a May 1776 Pennsylvania election going sideways, was independence doomed? Not with Paine and compatriots, during the weeks before the Declaration, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. William Hogeland (Declaration: The Nine Tumultuous Weeks When America Became Independent) and Richard Briles Moriarty (TPHA Board member and Paine scholar) escort you on the roller-coaster ride that made independence possible.
* For more information about any of our events please email info@thomaspaine.org.
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Past events:
Friday – Saturday, January 9-10, 2026 – “Common Sense at 250: Legacies of Democracy from Paine to Today” in Lewes, UK.
Lewes is where Thomas Paine first emerged as a powerful political voice. This two-day conference brought together leading scholars to reflect on the 250th anniversary of Common Sense and its enduring democratic legacies. Members of the Thomas Paine Historical Association Board participated in the conference, with Professor Scott Cleary chairing a panel on Friday and Paul Myles speaking on a panel.
The conference was organised by the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona University, Thomas Paine: Legacy, and the University of Sussex
Saturday, January 10, 2026 – “Voices of Common Sense: Readings from Thomas Paine’s 1776 Clarion Call for an Independent and Democratic America” at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building, 983 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY.
The Thomas Paine Historical Association hosted a community reading of selected portions of Thomas Paine’s transformative work, Common Sense. The one hour event will featured live readings by various members of the New Rochelle community including students, elected officials, civic leaders as well some videoed readings by international and national Thomas Paine enthusiasts.
This Celebration of the 250th anniversary of Common Sense focused on the words of Thomas Paine that speak to the ongoing debate on the rights and role of citizens in a democratic republic. TPHA Board member Lisa Burton moderated the event, and readings were followed by questions and discussion with Gary Berton, TPHA President. View the full video of the event here.
Saturday, January 17, 2026 – “Tom Paine’s War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time” at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building at 983 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY.
Award-winning author and historian Jack Kelly on his new book, “Tom Paine’s War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time”. Come join us for an exciting event delving into the life and impact of Thomas Paine during the Revolutionary War. Jack Kelly will give an in-person talk based on his book – an “exploration of our nation’s birth… a story of the power of words, and the power of belief, and how both speak as well to America’s current crisis.” Learn about this influential figure’s writings and how they helped shape the course of history.
Thomas Paine Historical Association President Gary Berton participates in the lengthly Q&A at the end of the lecture. Berton called the book “compelling, informative and superbly written… a celebration of our roots, especially when they are threatened today… Paine is the Founder that held democracy up for all to see”. View the full video of the event here.