The first weekend in March kicks off Pennsylvania antiques show season with two great primitive country shows. Only a stones throw apart, the Governor Wolf Historical Society (GWHS) show celebrates its 14th year and the Chestnut Street show, its 8th year. As Helen Bryan, one of the dealers at the GWHS Show, puts it, We are looking forward to it! (and it has) the nicest people. The two events are being held Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5, in Bath, Pa. The unique feature about the GWHS Show is the period room settings that the dealers create in the restored 1785 Ralston-McKeen House. A cut-stone, center hall home, the house with six corner fireplaces is the perfect backdrop for 18th- and 19th-century antiques. An added bonus is the hearth cooking demonstrations. They are done with period hearth cooking implements by GWHS members in the large walk-in fireplace. Not sure what certain antique kitchen tools were meant for? This is the place to ask and see them in action. The society volunteers have also compiled a small booklet of favorite Colonial recipes. 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 new museum highlighting the accomplishments of the seventh governor of Pennsylvania, Gov. George Wolf. In the Monocacy Schoolhouse, lunch will be available from Daily Grind and will include homemade soups, loaded sandwiches, fresh-baked cookies, and more. Just one and a half miles to the north is the Chestnut Street show. The show is held in one of the regions 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 goodies will be offered by the ladies of the church in the Garden of Feedin Caf. Every building on South Chestnut Street dates between 1799 and 1899. An added bonus are the three antiques shops on the block within walking distance. On Sunday, the GWHS show will feature its popular appraisal clinic from noon to 2 p.m. Attendees may bring one or two items to have verbally appraised at a cost of $5 each 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. Admission is $6 ($5 with an ad, a card, or a printout from www.govwolf.org or a stamp from the Chestnut Street show). The GWHS show is at 6600 Jacksonville Road, Bath, Pa. For additional information, email ckbh@ptd.net or call 610-390-0555. The Chestnut Street Antiques Show is Saturday only from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. With this being a one-day show and the dealers setting up the morning of the show, shoppers get first pick of offerings. Admission is $5 ($4 with a card or a wrist band from the GWHS show). The show is held at 109 S. Chestnut St., Bath, Pa. For further information, email ddh1@ptd.net or call 610-390-3276. Dont miss out on this historic weekend of antiques show excitement. Mark calendars now.