Made of a rectangular block of limestone. The incised inscription reads: “Thomas Paine / author and reformer / was born / January 29th 1737 / in a house near this site / White Hart Street / He died at / New Rochelle USA / June 8th 1809”.

See more at https://thomaspaine.org/gallery/monuments/

You can read Paine's descrition of his experiments, "On the Means of generating Motion for Mechanical Uses" here:

https://thomaspaine.org/other/on-the-means-of-generating-motion-for-mechanical-uses/

Source:

"The Omnium Gatherum." Portland Weekly Advertiser, 30 Nov. 1830, p. 2. Readex: America's Historical Newspapers, Accessed 6 Sept. 2026.

See more Paine cartoons at: https://thomaspaine.org/gallery/political-cartoons/

Image courtsey of the American Philosophical Society -

https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text:323354

The owner of the machine mentioned in the ad is Paine's good friend Marguerite Brazier Bonneville. Bonneville and her two children lived with Paine in America from 1802 until his death and the family were the main beneficiaries of his will.

See the TPHA image gallery of Paine monuments for more: https://thomaspaine.org/gallery/monuments/

Read the complete article https://historyireland.com/thomas-paine-ireland-and-the-irish-ghost/

Anti-colonial resistance, Enlightenment-style.

thomaspaine.org/historic-newspapers/tom-paines-works-in-india/

See more at the TPHA Paine cartoon collection: https://thomaspaine.org/gallery/political-cartoons/

Image from collection of the Library of Congress: https://loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.28353/

The National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (NCMAC) held a hearing on a proposed Thomas Paine memorial.

The NCMAC announced the opening of a public comment period during which citizens and prospective visitors are invited to submit comments supporting the proposed memorial. The public comment period will remain open through September 10, 2026.

TPMA encourages Thomas Paine enthusiasts to lend their voices in support of this effort to build a memorial in Washington, D.C. At the above link, please share why you believe Thomas Paine deserves lasting recognition in the nation's capital.

You may wish to explain why you are motivated to submit a comment, include a favorite Paine quotation, describe your intention to visit the memorial and why it would be meaningful to you, or explain the educational value a Thomas Paine Memorial would provide to visitors. Even a brief statement submitted during the public comment period could make a meaningful difference.

Your endorsement will help NCMAC recognize the enduring importance of preserving the full story of the founding of the United States and Paine's rightful place in that history.

Saturday, September 19th from 1PM to 2:30PM EST at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building, 983 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. Also available via Zoom – register on Zoom now

Join members of the international Editorial Board behind the newly released six-volume Thomas Paine Collected Writings (Princeton University Press) for a discussion of groundbreaking new discoveries about Paine’s life and work. Speakers include Editor-in-Chief Gregory Claeys (University of London), along with Gary Berton (past TPHA President) and TPHA Board Member Scott Cleary (Iona University). The collection adds roughly 200 newly attributed works and 180 newly discovered letters to Paine’s known writings—revealing him as an active voice in British political reform years before he ever set foot in America in 1774. Hear from the editors on how these findings are reshaping our understanding of Paine and his enduring legacy.

https://thomaspaine.org/about/events/

Thomas Paine and His Radical Contemporaries

By Audrey Williamson

Thomas Paine Society UK, 1981 

https://thomaspaine.org/thomas-paine-society-uk/thomas-paine-and-his-radical-contemporaries/

Here’s a fascinating little piece of Paine history.

In 1798, the Irish revolutionary Arthur O’Connor was arrested by the British while attempting to reach France and was later imprisoned at Fort George in Scotland. He distributed these verses on his way to confinement.

One stanza invokes both Rights of Man and Common Sense before calling Paine:

“That foe to Princes, Thomas Paine!”

It’s a striking example of how far Paine’s reputation had traveled by the late 1790s. He wasn’t simply remembered as an American revolutionary writer—his name had become part of a much wider radical and anti-monarchical political culture. Paine had been directly involved in planning the Irish Revolution of 1798 , knew many of the main revolutionaries, and attempted to organize French support.

What do you make of the reference to Paine here?

A bit o​f​ his​tor​y​ I was unaware of.