BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – 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 ...

BISMARCK – For more than two decades, sisters Edna Schwab and Evelyn Schwab have proudly led tourists through the boyhood home of their uncle, famous bandleader Lawrence Welk, the “King of Champagne ...

After a long and difficult process, the boyhood home near Strasburg, N.D., of the late Lawrence Welk will become property of the State Historical Society, that is, the people of North Dakota. It’s ...

BISMARCK – As North Dakota officials continue to haggle over the purchase of famous bandleader Lawrence Welk’s boyhood home, preservationists are inviting volunteers to help fix up the homestead ...

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BISMARCK, N.D. — Pop the cork and start the bubble machine: North Dakota has agreed to buy the boyhood home of Lawrence Welk, the maestro of “champagne music” and one of the state’s most famous sons.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lawrence Welk didn't have a flush toilet where he grew up, but visitors to his childhood home in rural North Dakota now do. The bandleader’s childhood family home marks the ...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Bandleader Lawrence Welk's trademark bubbles and music attracted legions of adoring fans and made him millions of dollars. "He was a marketing genius -- we're trying to channel him," ...

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 closure on ...

Before he became a household name as the host of his own self-titled television show, Lawrence Welk was a hardworking bandleader shaped by the rural Midwest, European folk traditions, and the rhythms ...