Join the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and Lightship Portsmouth for our First Weekend event, Portsmouth, Then & Now. Discover what life was like in Portsmouth in the past and how it changed over time. Learn about the buildings on High Street, the changing technology of the Shipyard, and discover hands-on activities with real artifacts from Portsmouth's Past. Read about a young girl who lived in Portsmouth in the nineteenth century and learn how her life differed from children today. Admission and activities at both museums will be free and open to the public.

To find out more about Portsmouth, Then & Now, please contact Corey Thorton at (757) 393-8591 or via email at: thorntonc@portsmouthva.gov