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The Von Trapp Family | New England by the Numbers

A collection of interesting facts and figures about the Von Trapp Family, famed singers and owners of the Von Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT.

By Julia Shipley|Oct 17 2017| Print icon

Von Trapp Family

A 1941 promotional photo of the Von Trapp Family Singers, preparing for a concert in Boston.

Photo Credit: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATrapp_Family_Singers_1941.JPG">Larry Gordon/Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons</a>
How much do you know about the Von Trapps, the Austrian singing family made famous in the 1965 film The Sound of Music? Did you know they eventually made their way to New England? Read on to learn more!
Von Trapp Family
A 1941 promotional photo of the Von Trapp Family Singers, preparing for a concert in the Boston area.
Photo Credit : Larry Gordon/Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons
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Julia Shipley

Contributing editor Julia Shipley’s stories celebrate New Englanders’ enduring connection to place. Her long-form lyric essay, “Adam’s Mark,” was selected as one of The Boston Globe's Best New England Books of 2014.

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