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SUMMARY:Quaff & Quill: Book Talk with Jordan B. Smith
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies for a talk with Professor Jordan B. Smith (Widener University) about his new book\, The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity (2025) to learn the complex history of rum\, from its production to its consumption\, and from its origins in the Caribbean to its impact on the Atlantic world. \nIt was strong. It was cheap. It was ubiquitous. Fermented and distilled from the refuse of sugar production\, rum emerged in the seventeenth-century Caribbean as a new commodity. To conjure something desirable from waste\, the makers\, movers\, and drinkers of rum arrived at its essential qualities through cross-cultural experimentation and exchange. Those profiting most from the sale of rum also relied on plantation slavery\, devoured natural resources\, and overlooked the physiological effects of overconsumption in their pursuit of profit. Focusing on the lived experiences of British colonists\, Indigenous people\, and enslaved Africans\, The Invention of Rum shows how people engaged in making and consuming this commodity created a new means of profit that transformed the Atlantic world. \nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association. \nFor in person registration\, click HERE. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar\, click HERE. \n  \nThis program is produced with support from the Lapidus Initiative for Early American Inquiry and the “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/2526/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T180000
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SUMMARY:Quaff & Quill: Book Talk with Emily Sneff
DESCRIPTION:Publishing for the 250th anniversary of the United States\, When the Declaration of Independence Was News focuses on the nation’s founding document at the moment of its creation in 1776\, before anyone knew what the legacy of the Declaration would be or if the United States would win the war against Great Britain. It explores how the Declaration was communicated to people in the new nation and around the Atlantic world and reveals the stories of the many people involved in the process of declaring independence\, from printers to soldiers to diplomats to translators. \n\n\nDr. Emily Sneff is an early American historian and leading expert on the Declaration of Independence. She earned her Ph.D. in History from William & Mary. She is a consulting curator for exhibitions marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration at the Museum of the American Revolution and Historic Trappe.\n\n\n\nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association. \nFor in person registration\, click HERE. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar\, click HERE. \nThis program is produced with support from the “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/quaff-quill-book-talk-with-emily-sneff/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Quaff & Quill: Book Talk with Jack Kelly
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies for a talk with historian Jack Kelly about his new book\, Tom Paine’s War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time (2026) to explore two of Paine’s essays–Common Sense and The American Crisis–that turned a rebellion over taxes into a true revolution. Kelly’s tribute to 250th anniversary of American independence\, the book is a riveting reflection on the power of words and belief. \nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association. \nFor in person registration\, click HERE.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/2534/
LOCATION:Ryan Library and via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T170000
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth Quaff & Quill: Cookbook Talk with Nicole A. Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies for a conversation about the very first cookbook to celebrate Juneteenth\, from food writer and cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor\, who draws on her decade of experiences observing the holiday. \nAll-day cook-outs with artful salads\, bounteous dessert spreads\, and raised glasses of “red drink” are essential to Juneteenth gatherings. In Watermelon and Red Birds\, Taylor puts jubilation on the main stage. As a master storyteller and cook\, she bridges the traditional African-American table and 21st-century flavors in stories and recipes. \nWatermelon and Red Birds contains over 75 recipes\, including drinks such as Afro Egg Cream\, dishes including Peach Jam and Molasses Glazed Chicken Thighs\, and desserts such as Radish and Ginger Pound Cake. Taylor also provides a resource to guide readers to BIPOC-owned hot sauces\, jams\, spice\, and waffle mixes companies and lists fun gadgets to make your Juneteenth special. \nThese recipes and our conversation with Taylor will inspire you to host your own parties to salute one of the most important American holidays\, and moments to savor joy all year round. \n  \n\n\nLight refreshments will be served. \n  \n\n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid event. Please join us in person or online via Zoom. \nCLICK HERE FOR IN PERSON REGISTRATION\nThomas Paine Cottage Museum\n20 Sicard Avenue\nNew Rochelle\, NY 10804\nDriving Directions \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM WEBINAR \nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association \n \nThis program is produced with support from the “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the\nAmerican History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/juneteenth-quaff-quill-cookbook-talk-with-nicole-a-taylor/
LOCATION:Thomas Paine Cottage Museum\, 20 Sicard Drive\, New Rochelle\, NY\, 10801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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SUMMARY:Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement and the Spirit of 1776
DESCRIPTION:Civic Legacies of the Declaration of Independence  \nAs the United States quickly approaches the 250th anniversary of independence this Fourth of July\, Iona University’s new initiative\, “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776\,” is bringing together leaders in government\, education\, and public history for a discussion of how the principles and practices shared in that founding document influence our New Rochelle\, New York\, national\, and global communities today. \nIona University invites you to join us for a roundtable event! \nHosted by: Nora Slonimsky\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor and Chair\, History Department and Director of Institute for Thomas Paine studies. \nSpeakers: Tricia Mulligan\, Ph.D.\, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs\, Iona University\, Nicole Mahoney\, Ph.D.\, Public Historian/Institute for Thomas Paine Studies\, and Barbara Davis\, New Rochelle Historian. Reception to follow. \nTo register for in person attendance\, click here.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/common-sense-and-the-constitution-civic-engagement-and-the-spirit-of-1776/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Sponsored Events
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SUMMARY:The Sources of American Civics: Founding Era Documents in Our Present Moment
DESCRIPTION:How should we understand the founding documents of the United States in the twenty-first century? Join historians Dr. Hannah Farber\, Dr. Jonathan Gienapp\, and Dr. Adam Arenson for a timely conversation exploring how the texts\, debates\, and political ideas of the Founding Era continue to shape American civics and public life today. \nLight refreshments will be served. \nThis event is fully hybrid. Click here to register for the Zoom webinar. \nThis public program is possible thanks to support from “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/the-sources-of-american-civics-founding-era-documents-in-our-present-moment/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Program
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T183000
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SUMMARY:Common Sense and the Constitution
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Constitution Day with the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies and the New Rochelle Bar Association for a conversation featuring Justice Mark Dillon and Dr. Joseph Rezek. This program explores the relationship between Thomas Paine’s Common Sense\, the founding principles of the American republic\, and the enduring significance of the U.S. Constitution. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served after the program. \nAccess a handout of associated readings here. \nRegister for in person attendance here. \nRegister for the Zoom webinar here. \nMembers of the NYS Bar who would like to receive two CLE credits\, please register here: https://www.nrbar.org/event-6810454. \nThis public program is possible thanks to support from “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/common-sense-and-the-constitution/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Program
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SUMMARY:America’s ‘First Revolution’: Indigenous Nations\, Bacon’s Rebellion\, and Mythologies of Independence from 1676 to Today
DESCRIPTION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom\nAs the United States reflects on the 250th anniversary of independence\, the question of what defines a revolution is an enduring one\, especially its motivations\, goals\, and chronology. When veered toward separation from the British Empire\, their prior experience with resistance and revolt shaped their answers. One example\, Bacon’s Rebellion\, was once called America’s ‘First’ Revolution by historians. Taking place exactly one hundred years before the Declaration of Independence\, the conflict has often been understood as an early site of resistance to British authority\, which elevated it to a prophetic event with mythological power. The narratives that subsequently developed around rebellion\, revolution\, and\, eventually\, independence—not only in the eighteenth century but also in popular and scholarly imaginations today—often reflected that perception. Moreover\, these narratives were also part of an even earlier chronology\, one where the specter of the English Revolution (1639–1659) was a pervasive narrative touchstone. Yet\, as more recent scholarship demonstrates\, the imaginary around Bacon’s Rebellion and the origins of revolution was far more complex\, particularly in the roles that played alongside enslaved\, colonial\, and imperial actors. \nFor the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies’ (ITPS) Seventh Biannual Conference\, we hope to contribute to ongoing dialogues about commemoration and American independence by considering these earlier debates around the meanings of revolution. Conference panels will consider these themes not just around late seventeenth century histories\, but also how a variety of peoples interpreted the meanings of rebellion\, revolution\, and independence in the centuries before 1776. \n“America’s ‘First’ Revolution” will be a fully hybrid program\, with virtual and in person components on the Iona campus in New Rochelle\, which is located just outside New York City in Westchester County. \nConference Program\nFriday\, September 25\nIn-person registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-itps-bi-annual-conference-day-one-tickets-1998219995798 \n3pm – 4:30pm\nPANEL 1: Choosing Their Ground: Indigenous Strategy\, Resistance\, and Survival in Bacon’s Rebellion\nCentering Indigenous perspectives\, this panel reexamines Bacon’s Rebellion by highlighting the strategic choices\, diplomatic negotiations\, and acts of resistance that Native nations employed amid the conflict. By foregrounding Indigenous agency\, the discussion challenges older narratives that portray Native peoples as peripheral to the rebellion and instead reveals their central role in shaping the political and military landscape of seventeenth-century Virginia.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EW6KSp-0TkKIF3kSi5hHLw \nChair and Panelist: Michael Leroy Oberg \n\nEdward DuBois Ragan\nJames D. Rice\nJulia King\n\n5pm – 6:30pm \nWelcoming Remarks \nTricia Mulligan\, Provost\, Iona University \nPlenary: Understanding Rebellion Through a Pamunkey Lens\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kpUiMDfmR0OAMi-_A64rOQ \nChair: Hayley Negrin \n\nEthan Brown\nAlly Gray\nAshley Spivey\n\n6:30pm – 7:30pm\nPlenary reception \nSaturday\, September 26\nIn-person registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-itps-bi-annual-conference-day-two-tickets-1998220145245 \n9am – 10:30am\nPANEL 2: Bacon’s Rebellion Reconsidered: Empire\, Indigenous Nations\, and Colonial Authority\nRevisiting one of the defining conflicts of seventeenth-century British America\, this panel\nexamines Bacon’s Rebellion through the intersecting lenses of imperial governance\, legal\nauthority\, and historical memory. Together\, the papers challenge traditional interpretations of\nthe rebellion by exploring how its causes\, consequences\, and commemorations shaped\ncompeting visions of empire\, colonial power\, and the origins of revolution.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZfirchO7T1yAtQjJJ07Qjw \nChair: James Ambuske\n● Zachary Kopin\, “The Board of Trade’s Vision for Dominion: Circum-Atlantic Chaos\,\nEdward Randolph\, and the Legal Revolution of 1676”\n● Rebekah Planto\, “To Bury All Seeds of Future Discords”: Excavating Bacon’s Rebellion and\nits Afterlives at “Bacon’s Castle\,” Surry County\, Virginia\n● Peter Olsen Harbich\, ““Protecting Darling Indians: A Durable Imperial Policy?” \n10:45am – 12:15pm\nPANEL 3: New Netherland and the Contested Northeast: Empire\, Diplomacy\, and Indigenous\nSovereignty\nThis panel explores the seventeenth-century Northeast as a dynamic region where Dutch\ncolonists\, Indigenous nations\, and rival European empires negotiated competing claims to land\,\nauthority\, and political power. By centering Indigenous diplomacy alongside the Dutch Atlantic\,\nthe papers challenge Anglo-centric narratives of colonial America and illuminate histories of\nrebellion\, sovereignty\, and resistance beyond Virginia.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QWrlGB8ITNueBi46bO4lkA \nChair: Deborah Hamer\, New Netherland Institute\n● BJ Lillis\, ITPS\n● Erin Kramer\, Trinity University [virtual]\n● Andrea Mosterman\, University of New Orleans\n● Megan Cherry\, North Carolina State University \n12:15pm – 3:00pm\nLunch and Exhibition Viewing \n1:30pm – 3:00pm\nPANEL 4: Revolutions Across Empires: Resistance and Independence in the Atlantic World\nThis panel situates the history of revolution within a broader Atlantic world\, tracing how ideas of\nresistance\, sovereignty\, and independence circulated across imperial boundaries and diverse\npolitical communities. From Igbo resistance in the colonial Americas and revolutionary Louisiana\nto transnational radical networks and the Corsican Republic\, the papers reveal the\ninterconnected ideas and struggles that shaped the Age of Revolutions across multiple empires.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h5loIAaBSR-6n1ei48SzwQ \nChair: Mark Boonshoft\n● Fernando Cyrillo Júnior\, Transnational Networks of Radicalism: Recontextualizing\nFreethought in Revolutionary America [virtual]\n● Guilherme Farias Ghefter\, La Rivoluzione and The Revolution – An overview of\nearly-American sentiment regarding the Corsican Republic (1755-1787)\n● Melissa Morris\, title forthcoming [virtual]\n● Ala Montgomery\, title forthcoming \n3:15pm – 4:45pm\nPANEL 5: Revolution Remembered and Repurposed: Memory\, Race\, and Historical Narratives\nThis panel examines how the meanings of revolution have been remembered\, contested\, and\nreimagined across generations. Spanning topics from race and historical anthropology to\nLoyalist memory\, gradual abolition\, and nineteenth-century radicalism\, the papers explore how\nrevolutionary ideals were interpreted\, challenged\, and mobilized long after the events\nthemselves\, revealing the enduring power of revolutions in shaping historical narratives and\npolitical thought.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4IyIz22KSBulGaEsYgmhpA \nChair: Nicole Mahoney\n● Emilee Robbins\, “Memoir and Memory: How Loyalist Elizabeth Fisher Recalled\nRevolution” [virtual]\n● Kelly Ryan\, “The Tyranny of Kings\, Capital\, and Commerce: Why American Radicals\nEmbraced Social Revolution in France\, 1848”\n● Kaitlin Tonti\, “Understanding Revolution in the New Republic: The Question of Gradual\nAbolition” [virtual] \n5pm – 6:30pm\nKeynote address: Dr. Kathleen Brown\, “Bacon’s Rebellion: History\, Historical Fiction\, and Political Legacy”\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gQ0S1AVGQ7mm4vz2xwrTeA \n6:30pm – 7:30pm\nKeynote reception \n  \nThis conference is possible thanks to support from “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education and the Lapidus Initiative for Early American Inquiry. \nRead the complete Call for Proposals here.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/americas-first-revolution-indigenous-nations-bacons-rebellion-and-mythologies-of-independence-from-1676-to-today/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Quaff & Quill: A Book Talk with Richard Bell
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk with Professor Richard Bell (University of Maryland\, College Park) about his new book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World (2025). \nIn this revelatory and enthralling book\, award-winning historian Richard Bell reveals the full breadth and depth of America’s founding event. The American Revolution was not only the colonies’ triumphant liberation from the rule of an overbearing England; it was also a cataclysm that pulled in participants from around the globe and threw the entire world order into chaos. \nRepositioning the Revolution at the center of an international web\, Bell’s narrative ranges as far afield as India\, Africa\, Central America\, and Australia. As his lens widens\, the “War of Independence” manifests itself as a sprawling struggle that upended the lives of millions of people on every continent and fundamentally transformed the way the world works\, disrupting trade\, restructuring penal systems\, stirring famine\, and creating the first global refugee crisis. \nThe result is an unforgettable and unexpected work of American history that shifts everything we thought we knew about our creation story. \nLight refreshments will be served. \nThis is a hybrid event. Please join us in person or online via Zoom. \nCLICK HERE FOR IN PERSON REGISTRATION\nThomas Paine Cottage Museum\n20 Sicard Avenue\nNew Rochelle\, NY 10804\nDriving Directions \n  \nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association \n \nThis program is produced with support from the “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/quaff-quill-a-book-talk-with-richard-bell/
LOCATION:Thomas Paine Cottage Museum\, 20 Sicard Drive\, New Rochelle\, NY\, 10801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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SUMMARY:Quaff and Quill: A Book Talk with Emilie Connolly
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with historian Emilie Connolly (Brandeis University) for a talk about her new Bancroft award-winning book\, Vested Interests: Trusteeship and Native Dispossession in the United States (2025). \n\n\nFrom the earliest days of its founding\, the United States set its sights on Native territory. Amid better-known “Indian wars\,” the federal government quietly built an empire by treaty\, offering payments to Native peoples for their land. Routinely inadequate\, these payments were nonetheless pivotal because federal officials chose not to deliver them as a lump sum. Instead\, the government kept the bulk of payments owed to Native nations under its own control as a trustee\, and made access to future installments contingent on Native compliance. In Vested Interests\, Emilie Connolly describes how a system of “fiduciary colonialism” seized a continent from its original inhabitants—and\, ironically\, furnished Native peoples with financial resources that sustained their nations. \n \nEmilie Connolly is assistant professor of history at Brandeis University. \nLight refreshments will be served. \nFor in person registration\, click HERE. \nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association. \n \nThis program is produced with support from the “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/quaff-and-quill-a-book-talk-with-emilie-connolly/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T170000
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SUMMARY:The Third Annual Lapidus Lecture in Paine Studies with Dr. Danielle Allen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Third Annual Lapidus Lecture in Paine Studies\, featuring renowned political theorist Dr. Danielle Allen. This signature annual lecture brings one of today’s leading scholars into conversation with Thomas Paine’s ideas\, exploring their enduring significance for democracy\, citizenship\, and public life. \nRegister for in person attendance here. \nRegister for the Zoom webinar here. \n  \nThis conference has been generously supported by the Lapidus Initiative for Early American Inquiry at the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona University.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/the-third-annual-lapidus-lecture-in-paine-studies-with-dr-danielle-allen/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T190000
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SUMMARY:Quaff and Quill: A Book Talk with Lauren Duval
DESCRIPTION:Historian Lauren Duval talks about her new award-winning book\, The Home Front: Revolutionary Households\, Military Occupation\, and the Making of American Independence (2025). \nPrior to the American Revolution\, the urban centers of colonial North America had little direct experience of war. With the outbreak of violence\, British forces occupied every major city\, invading the most private of spaces: the home. By closely considering the dynamics of the household—how people moved within it\, thought about it\, and wielded power over it—The Home Front reveals the ways in which occupation fundamentally upended the structures of colonial society and created opportunities for unprecedented economic and social mobility. \n \nDr. Lauren Duval is an assistant professor of history at the University of Oklahoma. She is a historian of early North America and the Atlantic World\, specializing in women’s and gender history and the era of the American Revolution. She earned her PhD from American University in Washington\, D.C. \n\n\n\nLight refreshments will be served. \nFor in person registration\, click HERE. \nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association. \n \nThis program is produced with support from the “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/quaff-and-quill-a-book-talk-with-lauren-duval/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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