The Thomas Paine National Historical Association was founded January 29, 1884 in New York City, to commemorate the life and works of Thomas Paine and to ensure Paine's rightful place in history as an important founder of the United States and an outstanding politcal and social influence upon the entire world. [...] The mission of the Association is to educate the world about the life, times and works of Thomas Paine. In addition to the acquisition, preservation, and conservation of documents and artifacts relating to Thomas Paine the Association offers educational programs, public speakers, presentations, and special events that illuminate Paine's political and social philosophy and demonstrate its relevance to the issues of the day. [self-description] The site contains information about the Association, its Educational Programs, Conditions of Membership, upcoming Events, and a list of Links to other ressources on the web. Moreover, the site provides access to a searchable and browsable web-archive of Thomas Paine's Works and biographies of Thomas Paine.