By Glenn Rolfe

GEORGETOWN — A doubleheader celebration is on tap Saturday at the Nutter D. Marvel Carriage Museum.

Long-anticipated grand openings of two exhibits — the Sanger Western Auto display and the Boyer train showcase — will be held, plus the ribbon-cutting for the Carriage House.

In addition, all buildings on the grounds will be open with free admission. Donations to the museum will be accepted.

Saturday’s event — at 510 S. Bedford St., Georgetown — runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the ribbon-cutting at its start.

Measuring 52-by-100 feet, the new Carriage House features approximately 30 carriages, including such treasures as the queen’s carriage, the Walt Disney carriage, a peddlers’ wagon, an 1800s-era horse-drawn hearse carriage, a milk wagon and a U.S. Postal Service wagon.

The Western Auto exhibit is made possible through the generosity of Rehoboth Beach’s Maurice Sanger, who operated such stores for many years. The display includes merchandise, signage and memorabilia for a step back in time to Western Auto’s glory era.

The Boyer train exhibit features a portion of Jimmy Boyer’s vast collection of more than 2,000 model train cars. Mr. Boyer of Georgetown, who resides in a nursing home, recently donated his pieces to the Marvel Museum.

Several railroading enthusiasts, Kevin Brown, Chris Black and Ron Gillespie, worked for over a year to bring life to some of Mr. Boyer’s supply.

In addition to these attractions, visitors can experience the Delaware Telephone Museum, the 1890 Epworth Church, the 1832 one-room Ellis Grove schoolhouse and the 1800s blacksmith shop.

Food vendors also will be available during Saturday’s gathering.