The Heart of America Germans from Russia and Prairie Village Museum welcomed Michael Miller, emeritus director of the North Dakota State University Library to m
3/11/2009: There's no mistaking the familiar opening notes of the Lawrence Welk television show theme song. This world famous musician, band leader and showman was born on this date, March 11, 1903, near Strasburg, North Dakota. Much has been written about Lawrence himself . but what about his parents? There wouldn't have been a Lawrence had it not been for the generations of Welks that preceded him.