Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Petitions and Records of Naturalization. 5/1842 - 1982. Naturalization Petition File for Maria von Trapp

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Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Petitions and Records of Naturalization. 5/1842 - 1982. Naturalization Petition File for Maria von Trapp

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Trapp, Maria Augusta, 1905-1987

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Singer and matriach of von Trapp Family; inspiration for "The Sound of Music." Born Maria Augusta Kutschera on a train enroute to Vienna, Austria; she was raised as a socialist and atheist. Her attitude changed while in college, when she entered a crowded church believing she was about to hear a Bach concert, only to find that it was a sermon by a visiting Jesuit priest, Father Kronseder. In 1924, she entered the Nonnberg Benedictine Convent intending to become a nun, but in 1926, she was sent t...