Portsmouth – Federal Savings Bank recently pledged $10,000 to The Gundalow Company for the construction of a new gundalow that is currently being built on the grounds of Strawberry Banke.
Since 2002, the Gundalow Company has used the Captain Edward H. Adams – a replica modeled after the last gundalow to carry cargo on the Bay – to provide “dockside” programs to more than 100,000 visitors. But the Adams is too authentic to comply with modern U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements. Recognizing the need to get students of all ages afloat to genuinely connect with their rivers and bay, the Gundalow Company has begun construction on a new gundalow. Looking and feeling authentic, it will have the safety features and structural integrity required by the U.S. Coast Guard for passenger-carrying vessels.
“Federal Savings Bank is pleased to have this opportunity to support a project that through onsite visits and classroom curriculums impacts over 10,000 students annually,” said FSB President and CEO James J. O’Neill, Jr. The new gundalow is currently being constructed at the Puddle Dock at Strawberry Banke. Tours are available with paid admission to the museum seven days a week from 10am – 5pm. For more information, visit www.gundalow.org.
Since 1890, Federal Savings Bank has operated as a true community bank, a “mutual” bank. The bank has offices in Dover, Barrington, Durham, Portsmouth and Rochester. For more information, call 1-800-426-2265, visit www.fsbdover.com or www.facebook.com/FederalSavingsBank.
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