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Statues of Two Famous Nelsonians presented to the Oakland Museum<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Life-size bronze statues of Earl Hamner Jr., creator of \u201cThe Waltons,\u201d and Jimmy Fortune, formerly of the Statler Brothers, were unveiled at a ceremony at the Nelson County Historical Society\u2019s Oakland Museum on Saturday, July 8, at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

Kami Cotler, who played the youngest Walton, Elizabeth, and Michael McGreevey, an actor and writer on the show and a co-producer of a documentary on Hamner, spoke at the event.<\/p>\n

Cotler, a prominent cast member of \u201cThe Homecoming\u201d and \u201cThe Waltons\u201d beginning at age 6, and who lived in Nelson and taught in the school system, arranged for other cast members to produce a video expressing their memories of Hamner. It was shown at the unveiling. Hamner died in 2016 and July 10 marked his 100th birthday.<\/p>\n

Fortune and members of his family were present for the unveiling. Fortune spoke about his relationship with Hamner.<\/p>\n

The museum also premiered exhibits on Hamner and \u201cRhythms Past and Present,\u201d honoring Fortune and other prominent local musicians with photos, biographies and videos of interviews and performances. The musical heritage exhibit is partially funded by a grant from Bama Works, a charitable foundation of the Dave Matthews Band.<\/p>\n

Lyndon Cook, a retired college professor and longtime fan of Fortune\u2019s, commissioned the statues by Stan Watts, a noted artist and sculptor. One of Watts’ most famous pieces is entitled, “To Lift a Nation,\u201d and is taken from the famous photo of New York City firefighters raising a flag over the collapsed World Trade Center site. Funding for the statue of Hamner was donated by the Chris and Andrea Lee family, and Steve and Annie Zolman donated the statue of Fortune.<\/p>\n

When Cook approached Fortune to propose the statue, Fortune said he would allow it if Cook would also commission a statue of Hamner, with whom he became close after being asked to appear in and sing in a video documentary on Hamner\u2019s life called \u201cStoryteller.\u201d Behind the scenes footage of Fortune singing \u201cVirginia Dreams\u201d and \u201cHow Great Thou Art\u201d at the old Hamner home and Schuyler Baptist Church will be shown in the museum exhibit, as will a video of Michael Learned and Hamner talking about \u201cThe Waltons.\u201d
\nTo see the statues in person go to the Nelson County’s Historical Society’s Oakland Museum at 5365 Thomas Nelson Hwy Arrington, VA 22922. For more information click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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