Lawrence Welk

Judson Siercks, known as Jud, was born on this date in 1908, and if visitors to the Bottineau County Museum make a journey to the back of the building, they will discover an interesting device he built.

Lawrence Welk was born on this date in 1903. He grew up in a sod house near Strasburg in south-central North Dakota. His first clear memory was of…

North Dakota musician Lawrence Welk said his first real break came in 1937 when his band was playing in Chaska, MN. Will Osborne’s band was playing in…

After ten years playing at the Trianon Ballroom in Chicago, Lawrence Welk, native of Strasburg, North Dakota, realized that his days in the Windy City…

On this date in 1982 Lawrence Welk kicked-off the New Year with his 31st and last season on television. Although 1982 closed out Welk’s television career,…

Lawrence Welk was, in some ways, North Dakota’s first celebrity. The famous bandleader was born on his German-speaking family’s homestead near Strasburg…

The Welk Homestead State Historic Site, near Strasburg, is known to the public mainly as it commemorates the origins and career of Lawrence Welk. It also…