![]() ![]() Although Welk donated to other local efforts, surprisingly he specified that none of his money be used for the restoration of his birthplace. The Lawrence Welk Birthplace, officially called the Ludwig and Christina Welk Farmstead, has been restored and is run by local volunteers including Lawrence Welk's niece Edna Schwab. On October 28, 1993, the homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Here on March 11, 1903, noted American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario Lawrence Welk was born to Ludwig and Christina Welk, who were German-speaking Roman Catholics from Alsace-Lorraine by way of Odessa, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire). R03A0030 - This was the Welk Homestead barn. It is also known as the Lawrence Welk Birthplace, the Mike Welk Farm and ND SITS 32 EM 46. R03A0029 - Lawrence Welk was born on in this house on what was the Welk Homestead near Strasburg, North Dakota. ![]() The Ludwig and Christina Welk Homestead built in 1893 is an historic farm house located at 845 88th Street, South East in Strasburg, North Dakota. ![]() ![]() Welk was often referenced through the show, for his popularity with an older audience, his type of entertainment, or imitated by Mork. ![]()
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