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The Von Trapp Family Timeline

Their story inspired The Sound of Music, but the facts are more inspiring than fiction. How the real Von Trapp family persevered.
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The Trapp Family Lodge

1950

The Trapp Family Lodge (still operating today) opens to guests.

Photo: Courtesy of the Von Trapp Family
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