The media has stated that the funds will be used to restore Lawrence Welks boyhood home. . wrong! The home which Lawrence grew up in. has been restored with private funds raised through our efforts. as has the summer kitchen. gralnery/buggy house. blacksmith shop and outhouse. The funds we have applied for will be used for a German/ Russian Interpretive Center which will tell of the early immigration to the United States. where they came from in Russia. how the railroad was involved. how land was obtained. what the early settlers had to work with coming into an area with no trees. and what the early settlers had to work with In regards to farming tools. etc. This is a story that has never been told. and it Is a portion of our history that needs to be told. Another portion of the grant will be used for economic development in Emmons County.
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