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Iona College

Thomas Paine’s Lost Body

February 2, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastIn the first episode of the A New York Minute in History podcast’s 2022 season, Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts look to a William G. Pomeroy Foundation historical roadside marker in Westchester County to learn about American patriot Thomas Paine, his influence on the American and French Revolutions – and just how and why his body went missing.  Guests include Dr. Nora Slonimsky and Dr. Michael Crowder of the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona College.

The sign is one of hundreds reviewed by New York Almanack founder and editor John Warren in his role as a Pomeroy Foundation Grant Consultant. You can learn how to apply for your own historic sign here. [Read more…] about Thomas Paine’s Lost Body

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: AmRev, Institute for Thomas Paine Studies, Iona College, New Rochelle, Podcasts, Political History, Thomas Paine, Westchester County

Conference on Protest and Communication in Revolutionary America

September 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ITPS logoThe virtual conference Foundations of Independence: Protest and Communication in Revolutionary America, 1770 to 2020, hosted by Iona College and the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies (ITPS), has been set for September 24-26, 2020. [Read more…] about Conference on Protest and Communication in Revolutionary America

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Conferences, Iona College

250th Anniv of American Revolution Plans Underway

April 10, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

usa 250The Office of State History, in partnership with the National Park Service, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona College are set to facilitate three planning meetings to begin discussing plans for New York’s commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. [Read more…] about 250th Anniv of American Revolution Plans Underway

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Iona College, Military History, Political History, State Historian

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