1. THE VON TRAPP’S By: Kellie Trammel

2. GEORG VON TRAPP  Born in April 4, 1880. Died May 30, 1947. (67)  His father, August Ritter Von Trapp, was a Naval officer. His mother, Hedwig Wepler Von Trapp. He had an older brother, Werner von Trapp, died in World War 1 in 1915. His older sister, Hede von Trapp, is a famous artist.  Georg married me, Agathe Whitehead and we had 7 kids.

3. MARIA AUGUSTA KUTSCHERA  Born in 26 January 1905. Died 28 March 1987. (82)  She was orphaned before her 7 th birthday and graduated from the State Teachers College for Progressive Education in Vienna at age 18, in 1923. She wanted to become a nun, so she entered in Nonnburg Abbey.  She was then asked to tutor one of the children of the Von Trapp family.

4. MARIA & GEORG  Maria came to the Von Trapp family in 1926 as a tutor for one of the kids. Georg was married to Agathe Whitehead von Trapp, who was dying from Scarlet fever.  Maria and Georg married in November 26, 1927. She married him because she fell in love with the children, not Georg.

5. THE VON TRAPP KIDS  Mine & Georg kids: Georg & Maria’s kids:  Rupert Von Trapp (1911-1992) Rosmarie Von Trapp (b.1921)  Agathe Von Trapp (1913-2010) Eleonore Von Trapp (b. 1931)  Maria Franziska Von Trapp (b. 1914) Johannes Von Trapp (b. 1939)  Werner Von Trapp (1915–2007)  Hedwig Von Trapp (1917–1972)  Johanna Von Trapp (1919–1994)  Martina Von Trapp (1921-1951)

6. FINANCIAL PROBLEMS  In 1939 Georg Von Trapp found himself financially ruined. He had transferred his savings, held until then by a bank in Austria. The bank failed due to a worldwide depression.  To survive, the Trapps sent away most of their servants, moved into the top floor of their home and rented out the empty rooms out to students of a Catholic University. The archbishop sent Father Franz Wasner to stay with them as their chaplain and they started singing.

7. MUSIC  Lotte Lehmann heard the family sing, and said they should perform in concerts.  After performing at a festival in 1935, they became a popular touring act.  Shortly before the German annexation of Austria in 1938, the family traveled to Italy and then to the United States for a concert tour, and their home was confiscated by the Nazis.

8. THE USA  In the 1940’s the family moved to Stowe, Vermont.  The ran a music camp when they were not touring.  1944 Maria and her stepdaughters applied for U.S. citizenship.  Georg never applied to become a citizen.  Rupert and Werner became citizens by serving during World War ll  Rosmarie and Eleonor became citizens by their mother’s citizenship.  Johannes was born in the United States during a concert tour in Philadelphia.

9. THE SOUND OF MUSIC  In 1965 they made a movie about the Von Trapps. Though I was never mentioned in it… I am still very proud.

11. LINKS  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_von_Trapp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_von_Trapp  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Ludwig_von_Trapp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Ludwig_von_Trapp  http://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tb m=isch&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=571&q=maria+von+trapp&o q=Maria+Vo&gs_l=img.3.0.0l10.1531.4750.0.6203.8.8.0.0.0.0.234.64 0.7j0j1.8.0...0.0...1ac.SQo-1ZOdyQ8 http://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tb m=isch&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=571&q=maria+von+trapp&o q=Maria+Vo&gs_l=img.3.0.0l10.1531.4750.0.6203.8.8.0.0.0.0.234.64 0.7j0j1.8.0...0.0...1ac.SQo-1ZOdyQ8