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GARDNER “It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later.”
That was how Tracie Pouliot put it as she closed the doors to the Chair City Community Workshop, where she has served as director for the past six years, for the final time on March 29. Pouliot recently announced that she was joining a team of residents dedicated to establishing the Chair City Legacy Makerspace pilot program, which is expected to open in a temporary location within a few months.
Pouliot said she opened the workshop location on Central Street with the mission of publishing a series of oral history books dedicated to honoring the accomplishments of a dozen residents who played key roles in the city’s history of furniture manufacturing.
Residents aim to keep Chair City s woodworking legacy alive with makerspace program
Chair City Legacy Makerspace project to launch in May
Gardner News
GARDNER The familiar and comforting smell of sawdust and wood stain will be returning to the city this spring.
A team of local residents, dedicated to keeping the community’s legacy of woodworking alive for younger generations, will launch a pilot program aimed at providing an intergenerational skill-sharing space in May.
“Woodworking is at the heart of this project,” said Tracie Pouliot, a member of the Chair City Legacy MakerSpace’s executive team. “The core workshops will teach heritage woodworking skills that used to be handed down in furniture factories. The Gardner region is full of crafters and makers, so the (program) will also support a wide range of creative hands-on activities and shared workspace and equipment beyond woodworking.”