Museum news for week of June 8, 2016

Welcome Tri County Insurance Group to Malta. The PC Museum and Tri County have joined to bring a historic presentation to the PC Museum on June 11th at 10:00. Admission is free for this event.

Have you ever wondered when the first insurance policy was issued? History tells us that in ancient Persia the monarch was given annual gifts from various groups under his control. I believe this would qualify as an early form of life insurance!

Another early insurance policy was developed by the Babylonians for sailing merchants. If a merchant received a loan to fund his shipment for an add...