num_pages: 86
description: Circular No. 2, Center for Heritage Renewal, North Dakota State University. This circular situates the Welk Homestead of Emmons County, North Dakota, as an episode in homesteading history on the northern plains and provides documents to guide its interpretation. The homestead site already is well-known as the birthplace of Lawrence Welk, the historic bandleader. On 1 July 2015 the homestead became a state historic site, administered by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Interpretation of the site henceforth will emphasize its significance to agricultural history (including homesteading) and to the culture of the Germans from Russia.
language: English
title: The Welk Homestead: A Source Book