The Governor Wolf Historical Society (GWHS) is set to celebrate its 16th Annual Antiques Show and the Chestnut Street Antiques Show its 10th year, both in the historic town of Bath, Pa. The former will be Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2. The latter, just one day on Saturday, March 1. Located a few miles apart, the shows exhibiting dealers tell all. Katie Hallenborg said she loved the setting. Dorene Tenges remarked it is in a perfect location and has a great atmosphere, while Joel Whitehouse enjoys the open hearth cooking. One of the unique features 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 Ralston McKeen House with six corner fireplaces is the perfect backdrop for selling 18th and 19th century antiques. An added bonus is the hearth cooking demonstrations in the tavern room. Favorites are potato pie and rosemary cake. They are done with antique 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 volunteers have compiled a small cookbook of favorite Colonial era recipes, which is available for purchase. On the GWHS site there are two other historic buildings where antiques dealers will be set up selling their merchandise: 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 purchase, such as homemade soups, sandwiches, and fresh baked goods, among other things. One and a half miles to the north will be the Chestnut Street Antiques Show. This show is located in one of the earliest churches in Historic Bath, Christ Church. The main room is Fellowship Hall, which has a tall, arched wooden ceiling. Homemade food and fresh baked goodies will be offered by the ladies of the church in the Garden of Feedin Caf. Every building on Historic South Chestnut Street dates between 1799 and 1899 and in 2024 a 12-block area of town was named to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. An added bonus are the three antiques shops on the same block as the show within walking distance. On Sunday, March 2, the GWHS show will once again 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 an antiques dealer. The hours of the GWHS show are Saturday, March 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $7 ($6 with an ad, a show card, or a printout of one from www.govwolf.org 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 only Saturday, March 1, and will run from from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. With this being a one-day show and the dealers setting up Saturday morning, both the trade and collectors often say they find fresh bargains. Admission is $6 ($5 with a show card or a wristband from the GWHS Show). Parking is free of charge. For additional information, email ddh1@ptd.net or call 610-390-3276. Dont miss a fun weekend of shopping for antiques in historic Bath, Pa.