Mechanics Institute Programs In 1820, The General Society opened one of the City’s first free schools, as well as the Apprentices Library. The school, which became the Mechanics Institute in 1858, continues to...

Click here to read the Winter 2023 Newsletter! We are grateful for your support of the programs of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York.

2024 Spring GSMT Lecture Series   Anchoring Neighborhoods:  Historic Religious Institutions in Service of the Wider Community, A Panel Discussion, Moderated by Peg Breen, President of The New York Landmarks Conservancy, Tuesday, May 7th...

A New Museum Graces Our Fourth Floor General Society Member and Master Plumber, Larry Weingarten, of Salinas, CA is co-author, with his wife, Suzanne, of The Water Heater Workbook. He has serviced and...

“The Dr. Bert Spilker Key Collection” The Dr. Bert Spilker Key Collection, numbering over 450 keys, now has a permanent home at the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen at the John M....

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The General Society Library recently celebrated its 204th Anniversary. This historic institution marked over two centuries of providing vital access to educational resources, special collections, historic archives and recreational reading for the people...

Click here to read the Spring 2022 Newsletter! We are grateful for your support of the programs of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York.

The next issue of the GSMT News will be released in Spring 2022, in the meantime please enjoy last year’s Spring 2021 issue: Dear Friend of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen,...