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...

Mechanics Institute is now accepting applications for the Fall 2022 semester.  Please email admissions@generalsociety.org with the program of your choice for an application packet. Please note, all applicants must be currently employed in the...

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.

Tuesday, June 28th at 6pm – Before Central Park: A Fascinating Account of the History of Central Park (Online) Sara Cedar Miller, historian emerita of the Central Park Conservancy, will discuss her new book, Before...

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....

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 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,...