Mark Saturday and Sunday, March 2 and 3, on the calendar for two great primitive country shows in Bath, Pa. Held only a few miles apart in Northampton County (part of the Lehigh Valley), the Governor Wolf Historical Society (GWHS) will celebrate its 15th year and the Chestnut Street Show its ninth year. This is an amazing historic site and show, with a delicious lunch menu. We love having fires in the fireplaces, said Rae Tamashausky, one of the dealers at the GWHS show. A unique feature about the GWHS is the period room settings that the dealers create in the restored 1785 Ralston-McKeen House. A cut-stone, center hall home, the Ralston McKeen House with six corner fireplaces is the perfect backdrop for 18th and 19th century antiques. An added bonus during the show is the hearth cooking demonstrations. They are done with antique hearth cooking implements by GWHS members in the walk-in fireplace. Not sure what certain antique kitchen tools were meant for? This is the place to ask and see them in action. Members have also compiled a small booklet of their favorite colonial recipes, which will be for sale. On the GWHS site there are two other historic buildings that will be filled with antiques dealers, the 1785 Wolf Academy, birthplace of public education for all boys and girls in Pennsylvania, and the Monocacy Schoolhouse, which also contains the societys museum highlighting the accomplishments of the seventh governor of Pennsylvania, Gov. George Wolf. In the Monocacy Schoolhouse, lunch will be available for sale, including homemade soups, sandwiches, fresh baked goods, and more. Just one and a half miles to the north is the Chestnut Street Show. The show is located in one of the earliest churches in Historic Bath, Christ Church, built in 1876. The main room of the show is Fellowship Hall, which has a tall, arched wooden ceiling. Homemade soup, barbecue, and fresh baked goods will be offered for sale at the church in the Garden of Feedin Caf. Every building on Historic South Chestnut Street dates between 1799 and 1899. An added bonus are the three antiques shops on the block within walking distance. On Sunday, March 3, the GWHS show will feature the popular appraisal clinic from noon to 2 p.m. Attendees to the show may bring in a maximum of two items at a cost of $5 each to have verbally appraised by a veteran antiques dealer. The hours of the GWHS show will be Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost of admission is $7 ($6 with an ad, a card, or a stamp from the Chestnut Street Show). Parking is free of charge. For additional information, email ckbh@ptd.net or call 610-390-0555. The Chestnut Street Antiques Show is held Saturday only from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. With this being a one-day show, the dealers set up the morning of the show. Cost of admission is $6 ($5 with an ad, a card, or a wristband from the GWHS). Parking is free of charge. For further information, email ddh1@ptd.net or call 610-390-3276. Be sure not to miss these two fun small antiques shows in Historic Bath, Pa.