A NORTH DAKOTA FARM BOY Saturday, October 25 at 9:00 pm Lawrence Welk was born in Strasburg, North Dakota to immigrant ...

FARGO — Prairie Public is celebrating one of North Dakota’s most beloved sons with a new documentary about bandleader and television icon Lawrence Welk. “Lawrence Welk: A North Dakota Farm Boy” ...

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 ...

This biographical documentary explores the life and legacy of Lawrence Welk. Lawrence Welk was born to Russian immigrant parents in Strasburg, North Dakota, where he developed a strong work ethic and ...

"What a pretty console," organist Bob Ralston said when he first glanced at the sparkling gold Wurlitzer Theater Organ situated on the black Orpheum Theater stage. Ralston, a star of the Lawrence Welk ...

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 ...

The State Historical Society of North Dakota will celebrate a decade of managing the Welk Homestead State Historic Site with a free public event on Sunday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The "Life on ...