The Lawrence Welk Show was a staple in American living rooms, with its trademark champagne music and gentle humor. Hosted by ...

Visitors to historic sites in North Dakota will soon have flush toilets available. The State Historical Society is upgrading major sites with staffs, such as bandleader Lawrence Welk’s childhood home.

As the Welk show celebrates its 70th anniversary, North Dakota is marking the occasion. Several counties have passed either ...

BISMARCK - Attendance at the boyhood home of famous bandleader Lawrence Welk hasn't exactly exploded since it became a state historic site on July 1, but turnout in July and August did exceed all ...

The State Historical Society of North Dakota once again delayed a final decision on the purchase of the childhood home of Lawrence Welk, disappointing relatives and others who had hoped for ...

BISMARCK, N.D.—More than $580,000 is needed in repairs to the boyhood home of Lawrence Welk in the south-central North Dakota town of Strasburg, according to documents obtained by The Associated ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bandleader Lawrence Welk’s trademark bubbles and music attracted legions of adoring fans and made him millions of dollars. “He was a marketing genius —… ...

Fern Welk was a nurse and a nutritionist and a ferocious protector of her husband's diet, but when he came home to Strasburg, N.D., Lawrence delighted in breaking the rules and sitting down to a ...

Though Welk returned home often, “He never lived to see the place restored,” she said. “That was the sad part.” Not a fan of farm life, Welk left North Dakota when he was 21 after ...

There’s a lot to be said for preserving Lawrence Welk’s childhood home. The Strasburg native entertained countless North Dakotans and audiences around the world. The master of champagne music ...

BISMARCK - The State Historical Society's purchase of famed bandleader Lawrence Welk's boyhood home could be completed by the end of May, Director Merl Paaverud said Friday. Members of the ...