Lawrence Welk's niece recalls happy days at the family home in Strasburg, N.D. Fern Welk was a nurse and a nutritionist and a ferocious protector of her husband's diet, but when he came home to ...

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 ...

STRASBURG, N.D. - Visitation to the childhood home of Lawrence Welk saw an increase this summer following the purchase and takeover of the historic site by the state on July 1. The Welk house was ...

Visitation to the childhood home of Lawrence Welk saw an increase this summer following the purchase and takeover of the historic site by the state on July 1. Officials with the North Dakota State ...

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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 - we’re trying to channel ...