THE TRAPP FAMILY SINGERS: The Sound Of Music is one of the most popular musical films made; the story of the von Trapps — seven motherless children, their stern sea-captain father, and most of all, their feisty, but sweet governess. Yet, the von Trapp Family are an actual family—and their story could not be more different from the musical version. Georg von Trapp, a widowed Austrian aristocrat did marry the governess, Maria Kutschera. When the von Trapps lost their fortune in a bank crash, Maria, with the help of a local priest, took the family hobby — singing — and turned it into the family profession. Before long, the von Trapp Family was performing all over Europe.In March 1938, the Nazis marched into Salzburg and the von Trapps decided to leave Austria, so Maria arranged an American concert tour. They left behind their home and all that remained of their wealth, and would never return. They did not need to climb any mountains to escape. They left by train (the local stop was behind their estate) and