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with The Sound of Music just the other day at my parent's house. Some of you like myself remember soaking up a high school production (note: Theresa played one of the 'other novices') and/or staying up late to try to reach the film's dramatic end. Others, have seen it on stage or in the movie theatre, such as Theresa's parents. Now Hayley and Ellen have seen the film several times and soon its time to start talking about the real story with them. As I've reviewed some sites to prepare me for this conversation, I found the following of most interest: the Trapp Family Lodge: A Little of Austria . . . A Lot of Vermont, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration's Movie vs. Reality: The Real Story of the von Trapp Family with lots of government documents, The Royal Australian Navy's The Sound of Torpedoes (FYI: I also come across a pieces w/regard to Georg's specific u-boat action).

I would appreciate other suggestions on resources. As the more I think about it, maybe it would be more helpful to see if one of the von Trapp Family books are in the library, such as The Trapp Family Book. Relatedly, I remember skimming through The Story of the Trapp Family Singers and finding it quite fascinating, might be a good read for a family in a few years . . . to set-up a trip to Vermont :-)