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Baron Captain Georg von Trapp: World War I Austro-Hungarian Naval hero
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Agathe Gobertina Whitehead, Baroness von Trapp— Georg's first wife: accomplished musician, loving mother, and dedicated naval wife

Musicians, the von Trapp Children

the movie, the Sound of Music

The real von Trapp family's story inspired the play and movie, The Sound of Music

Ariana VON TRAPP Fletcher

Ariana von Trapp Fletcher, Chef and Founder of Giggle Gourmet

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Trapp Family Musicians
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Ariana is a great-granddaughter of Baron Captain Georg von Trapp, World War I Austro-Hungarian naval hero and father of the von Trapp children—whose family's life story inspired the world-renowned musical, The Sound of Music—and his first wife Agathe Gobertina Whitehead, granddaughter of British engineer Robert Whitehead, inventor of the torpedo. Ariana's grandmother, Baroness Johanna von Trapp, performed in the Trapp Family Choir and Trapp Family Singers, and was later portrayed as the second youngest von Trapp child, 'Marta', in the play and movie.

Johanna was a talented cook preparing meals for her family during their years on tour, as well as for guests during the von Trapp family’s summer venture, the Trapp Family Music Camp. Later, she continued to entertain and prepared meals for her own family, passing down her love of cooking to her children and grandchildren.

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Photo: Courtesy of von Trapp family