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...

The Board of Governors of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen and the School Committee extend their Congratulations to the  Mechanics Institute Class of 2024!  Please Click Here for the Graduation Program Please Click Here...

Winter and Spring 2025 Lectures   Tuesday, February 25th at 6pm – Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Construction and Labor in New York City 1880 -1935 with Alexander Wood. A sweeping history of New York...

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.

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 and historic archives  for the people of the...

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.

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.