Ludwig Welk Homestead File
Collection
Identifier: SC 82
Scope and Contents
Copy of Ludwig Welk's homestead papers on file at the National Archives & Records Administration. Includes his application, receipts, declaration of intention to become a U.S. citizen, affidavits, citizenship certificate, and homestead proof-testimony of witnesses, Karl Gagne and Anton Schehr.
Dates
- 1894-1903.
Creator
- United States. Bismarck Land Office. (Organization)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives.
Biography
Ludwig and Christina (Schwahn) Welk emigrated from Strasburg, Russia in 1893. They settled near Strasburg, N.D. where they farmed & raised eight children, one of whom was Lawrence Welk, born in 1903.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (20 leaves))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Copy of Ludwig Welk's homestead papers on file at the National Archives & Records Administration. Includes his application, receipts, declaration of intention to become a U.S. citizen, affidavits, citizenship certificate, and homestead proof-testimony of witnesses, Karl Gagne and Anton Schehr.
Provenance
Unknown
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- United States. Bismarck Land Office. (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Ludwig Welk Homestead File
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu