Van Alen family

“	The family was not simply the sum of the connections created by a large, extended set of relations... a family... was a name, a material and symbolic patrimony, and a form of stakeholding in America... "describing a total lineage, past, present, and future."	”
	— Eric Homberger, Mrs. Astor's New York.

The Van Alen family used to be one of the most influential Blue Blood families in New York and of the North American Coven in general.

History

The island of Manhattan was linked inexorably to her family history, and as far as she could tell, she was related to the Frick Museum, the Van Wyck Expressway, and the Hayden Planetarium, give or take an institution (or major thoroughfare) or two.

— Schuyler's family heritage.

The Van Alen is a prestigious family whose name dates back decades, and whose fortune has contributed to developing the economy of the United States as well as building some major trademark institutions of the city of New York.

Members

• Lawrence Van Alen
• Cordelia Van Alen
• Charles Van Alen (formerly; now under the name Force)
  • Trinity Force (through marriage)
  • Mimi Force
  • Jack Force
• Allegra Van Alen
  • Stephen Chase (through marriage)
• Schuyler Van Alen