Phillips County Museum News for November 22, 2017

Do you know Edward Johnson?

His invention will be in the majority of Phillips County homes throughout December. Edward was a partner of Thomas Edison in “Edison’s Illumination Company”. As partner he strung the first string of Christmas lights together in 1882. It would be 41 years later that President Coolidge began the Christmas celebration at the White House lighting the National Christmas tree with 3,000 lights. I hope that you had the opportunity to see the Capitol’s Christmas tree as it passed through Malta.

The PC Museum is decorated for the Festival of Trees please s...