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...

Please click here for a short video history of The General Society.

Last year in November 2020, The General Society Library celebrated its 200th Anniversary. This historic institution marked two centuries of providing vital access to educational resources, special collections, historic archives and recreational reading...

“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....

2022 Lectures will be added in the New Year.   Video recordings of past lectures can be found here. The Final Lecture of Fall 2021 took place on Thursday, December 16th: New York in...

The Mechanics Institute’s New Student Registration will reopen in June 2022 for the Fall 2022 Semester.  Please email admissions@generalsociety.org with the program of your choice to be added to our mailing list for...

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,...

Hidden in Plain Sight – The Cast Stone of The Coignet Building Mary Jablonski, President and Founder of Jablonski Building Conservation This will be an Online Lecture on Tuesday, July 27th at 6...

For more photos from the evening please click here Click here to view more about the Craftsmanship Awards Gala  The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen would like to thank our donors for...