09/28/2025
The Von Trapp family was an Austrian musical family whose story inspired the famous musical and film The Sound of Music. Headed by Georg von Trapp, a decorated naval officer, and his second wife Maria Kutschera von Trapp, a former postulant at Nonnberg Abbey, the family originally lived in Salzburg, Austria. After the rise of the N**i regime in the late 1930s, they fled Austria due to their opposition to N**i rule.
Settling first in Italy and then in the United States in 1938, they became known as the Trapp Family Singers, performing traditional Austrian folk songs and sacred music worldwide. Eventually, they made Vermont their permanent home, founding the Trapp Family Lodge, which still operates today. Their life story remains a symbol of courage, faith, and music in the face of adversity.