Northampton Area Historical Society hosted an open house at the Siegfried Railroad Station and Museum, West 21st and Canal streets, June 18.

In addition to railroad artifacts and items and documents relating to area history, a special display of World War II-related relics brings visitors back to 1942. U.S. Army uniforms, helmets, medals, a foot locker and other items, owned by the late father of board member John C. Yastrzab Jr., forms the core of the exhibit.

There are also scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings of military personnel from the Northampton area, including a couple provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4714.

Built in 1876 by the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad, the passenger station and the village it served were named for Revolutionary War hero Col. John Siegfried, who owned a tavern there.

Currently owned by the Norfolk Southern Line, the building has been leased to the borough of Northampton since 1976 and has been restored by the historical society.

The museum is open 1-4 p.m. the third Sunday of each month May through October. The July 16 opening is a part of the Lehigh Valley Passport to History Month event.