Opening of the
Thomas Paine New Rochelle Center
Colonial Fair
Saturday, June 18, 2022
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
11 am Ribbon-cutting and wreath-laying near the Thomas Paine Monument and gravesite, corner of Paine and North Avenues
Fife and Drum corps
Special guests:
Westchester County Executive George Latimer
Mayor Noam Bramson
City Councilperson Sara Kaye
State Senator Shelley Mayer
State Assemblyperson Amy Paulin
New Rochelle City Historian Barbara Davis
New Rochelle author and historian, Linda Tarrant-Reid
President of Revolutionary Westchester 250, Constance Kehoe.
Wreath-laying by Margaret Downey as Madame Marguerite Brazier Bonneville
ACTIVITIES 11 am - 5 pm
Cottage Museum and grounds
1:00 pm 18th Century musical demonstration for children
1:30 and 3:00 pm Pirate Potato Sack Game
2:30 and 3:45 pm Story readings for Juneteenth in the Sophia Brewster Schoolhouse
4:15 pm Fife and Drum Corps
4:30 pm The Crossing and the Ten Crucial Days, excerpts from a musical play about the American Revolution
Thomas Paine Memorial Building
12:30 pm Congressman Jamie Raskin - Special Video Message
1:00 pm Madame Bonneville and Thomas Paine, Joy Masoff, Arizona State University
1:30 pm Thomas Paine’s letter to Thomas Jefferson calling for abolition of slavery, presented by Gary Berton, President, Thomas Paine National Historical Association
2 pm Plans for the Memorial Statue of Thomas Paine in Washington, DC, remarks by Zenos Frudakis, Sculptor
3 pm - Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word, a book for young teens, virtual reading by author Sarah Jane Marsh
Activities ongoing 11 am-3:30 pm
Self-guided tours of the Thomas Paine Cottage Museum with special exhibits, videos on view
Colonial “school” and stories in the Sophia Brewster one-room Schoolhouse
Thomas Paine Corn Hole Game
Thomas Paine Puzzle Game
Scavenger Hunt following clues about Thomas Paine and Juneteenth
Children’s arts and crafts
Colonial artisans’ demonstrations, including woodworking and tailoring
Tabling by national and local organizations engaged in promoting Thomas Paine’s legacy, historic preservation, freethought, and community service.
Saturday, June 18, 2022
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
11 am Ribbon-cutting and wreath-laying near the Thomas Paine Monument and gravesite, corner of Paine and North Avenues
Fife and Drum corps
Special guests:
Westchester County Executive George Latimer
Mayor Noam Bramson
City Councilperson Sara Kaye
State Senator Shelley Mayer
State Assemblyperson Amy Paulin
New Rochelle City Historian Barbara Davis
New Rochelle author and historian, Linda Tarrant-Reid
President of Revolutionary Westchester 250, Constance Kehoe.
Wreath-laying by Margaret Downey as Madame Marguerite Brazier Bonneville
ACTIVITIES 11 am - 5 pm
Cottage Museum and grounds
1:00 pm 18th Century musical demonstration for children
1:30 and 3:00 pm Pirate Potato Sack Game
2:30 and 3:45 pm Story readings for Juneteenth in the Sophia Brewster Schoolhouse
4:15 pm Fife and Drum Corps
4:30 pm The Crossing and the Ten Crucial Days, excerpts from a musical play about the American Revolution
Thomas Paine Memorial Building
12:30 pm Congressman Jamie Raskin - Special Video Message
1:00 pm Madame Bonneville and Thomas Paine, Joy Masoff, Arizona State University
1:30 pm Thomas Paine’s letter to Thomas Jefferson calling for abolition of slavery, presented by Gary Berton, President, Thomas Paine National Historical Association
2 pm Plans for the Memorial Statue of Thomas Paine in Washington, DC, remarks by Zenos Frudakis, Sculptor
3 pm - Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word, a book for young teens, virtual reading by author Sarah Jane Marsh
Activities ongoing 11 am-3:30 pm
Self-guided tours of the Thomas Paine Cottage Museum with special exhibits, videos on view
Colonial “school” and stories in the Sophia Brewster one-room Schoolhouse
Thomas Paine Corn Hole Game
Thomas Paine Puzzle Game
Scavenger Hunt following clues about Thomas Paine and Juneteenth
Children’s arts and crafts
Colonial artisans’ demonstrations, including woodworking and tailoring
Tabling by national and local organizations engaged in promoting Thomas Paine’s legacy, historic preservation, freethought, and community service.