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By Katrina Casey - www.edelweisspatterns.com After World War II had ended, the von Trapp family resolved to remain in America. Though Austria was still their homeland, the United States had been a safe haven to them for several years, and their own so...

By Katrina Casey - www.edelweisspatterns.com As the war continued on, the music of the Trapp Family Singers refreshed and encouraged America’s citizens just as it had Europeans before the outbreak of World War II. As their oldest boys, Rupert and Wer...

By Katrina Casey - www.edelweisspatterns.com Once the von Trapp family had lived in America for a number of years, their reputation as a singing group was well established and they enjoyed many long and successful tours. After visiting Vermont, the v...

“The Sound of Music” film portrays the von Trapps as fleeing from Austria only weeks after their marriage. In actuality, however, they enjoyed ten years of relative peace and safety before the Anschluss occurred. During this period Maria gave birth to t...

Who can help but admire the tale told in "The Sound of Music" of Captain von Trapp's engagement to Maria? While their real-life story is certainly remarkable, it is a far cry from the gazebo scene which instantly comes to mind. One day Maria stood washing...

Perhaps more than any other family in the world, the von Trapps' history has been immortalized on stage and screen and has captivated the hearts of millions of fans all over the world. No other name conjures up such vivid memories or ardent admiration as ...