Belton Area Museum Association

10/30/2026

We are forever grateful to Foothills Community Foundation for their unwavering support of Heritage Days at the Depot. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19dLD41BMh/

At our Annual Grants Distribution Event, Mary Pickens presented a grant from the Foothills Community Foundation to the Belton Area Museum Association. Belton Area Museum Association The Belton Area Museum Association collects, preserves and shares the history and culture of Belton, Anderson County and South Carolina through museums in the historic Belton Train Depot.
The Foothills Community Foundation is dedicated to positively impacting lives now and for future generations!

10/29/2026

Thursday evening, Nov. 12 get ready to hear a first-hand account of the life and times of one of SC's most important generals during the Revolution! You will be delighted and informed by the shared stories and insight from one of the general's own descendants. Free of charge. Belton Depot. All are welcome!!

10/24/2026

Thursday evening BAMA held its annual Halloween Ghost Walk, to the thrill of everyone who participated! Many thanks to homeowners Dion and Caroline Jones and Bob and Alice Tugwell who graciously opened their yards to the fun. And appreciation is always offered to story tellers Alison Ashley Darby, Jim Bright, Scott Bullions, Dion Jones, Logan Mitchell, Kinsley Jenkins, Bailee Chreitzberg, Payton Rister, and Celia Mattison who livened up each tale. And to BAMA board members JE Palmer, Ryan Hulon, Steve Allyson Shawver, and Rebecca Brighters and teen board members Blake Maynard, Kinsley Black, Anna Lin,Carter Stewart, Warren King, Tyler Babb, Parker Sanders, Bayleigh Canupp, abd Jayleigh Woolridge as well as staff Donnie Kristy Epps and Abigail Burden our appreciation for adding their talents to the event.

10/06/2026

Join us Thursday, Oct. 22,. for the 9th annual BAMA Ghost Walk, featuring 6 all new properties and spine tingling tales performed by costumed actors. Call 864-338-7400 to get your tickets today!

10/05/2026

BAMA hosted home school groups from around the upstate area on Friday and lots of fun and learning opportunities abounded. A special shout out to BAMA curator Kristy Epps who planned, organized, wrote grants and solicited funding for and carried out this three day event. Kudos, Kristy, on a job well done!

10/05/2026

Celebrating 200 years of Anderson County, the City of Belton, the Belton Alliance, and BAMA partnered to produce a float for the county-wide parade on Oct. 4. Thanks to all who lent a hand to make a great entry for the parade, including Rex Maynard, Jean Anne Maynard, Dion Jones, Alan Sims, Tammy Roberts, Alison Darby, Jonila Knight, Payton Rister, Sydney Brown, Bayleigh Canupp, and Bailee Chreitzberg.

10/02/2026

Heritage Days public school day was a great success! Over 600 students in grades 4 and 5 from ASD2 and surtounding areas enjoyed the presentations of heritage skills artisans and learned more about the skills and artistic traditions of our ancestors. And we could not host this 3 day event without the patronage of our sponsors: City of Belton HTAX, Anderson County ATAX, Councilman Greg Elgin, WebbCraft Family Foundation, Foothills Community Foundation, Dodge Industrial, McCoy Ford, Darby Metalworks, Inc., First Quality, Commercial Bank, Mayor Eleanor Dorn, Sam's Club, McDonalds, Hardee's, and Subway.

09/21/2026

Please check out this additional opportunity for home school children to attend Heritage Days at the Depot, Thursday, Oct. 1.

09/21/2026

We have found that we have a few openings for the 21st annual Heritage Days at the Depot on Thursday, Oct. 1, to include some home school families who might not be a part of the co-ops coming on Friday. If you are interested, please send me an email and I will give you the particulars for enrolling your child to participate in this wonderful yearly living history event.

Alison Darby, email [email protected]

09/14/2026

What a wonderful opening celebration of BAMA's newest exhibit Revolution, A Call to Arms yesterday afternoon at the historic Belton Train Depot. There was so much fun had by families and guests who got to meet a special visitor from the past (a real life Revolutionary militiaman, aka Bill Williamson), eat patriotic food, play historic games, make a tricorn hat, dress up in period clothing, and learn about SC's role in the founding of our country. Thanks to WebbCraft Family Foundation, Anderson County ATAX, City of Belton HTAX, and SC 250, the exhibit is free to view and lots of activities are planned during the exhibit run thru Dec 19. Come visit soon!