Walton Reunion; John & Olivia’s B & B Opens

The Walton Hamner House will be a focal point of the October reunion.

Exciting news for Walton-Earl Hamner, Jr. fans: Several cast members of the show “The Waltons” are scheduled to appear at the October 25-26, Forever Friends of the Waltons Reunion. Mary Ellen Walton (Judy Norton), Jason Walton (Jon Walmsley), Ben Walton (Eric Scott) and Elizabeth Walton (Kami Cotler) are scheduled to appear.

John & Olivia’s B & B is slated to open for the event.
John & Olivia’s B & B is slated to open for the event.

In addition to the reunion, the grand-opening of John and Olivia’s Bed & Breakfast Inn will take place. John & Olivia’s is owned by husband and wife Kurt and Carole Johnson.

“John & Olivia’s Bed & Breakfast Inn is a Depression-era Virginia home,” says Laurie Lane, manager of the Walton Hamner house.

The inn is a five-bedroom, five-bath B & B in Nelson County, Virginia, in the community of Schuyler, boyhood hometown of Earl Hamner, Jr., creator of “The Waltons.” 

John & Olivia’s rooms will feature antiques and period pieces from the 1930s, with a modern touch in the bathrooms. 

For more information: Waltonhamnerhouse.com or 434-831-2017.




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