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Boys Town, Nebraska. Boys Town was founded on December 12, 1917, [1] as an orphanage for boys. Originally known as "The City of Little Men", the organization was begun by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest, while he worked in the Diocese of Omaha.
The Nebraska home for dependent children (originally, Home for the Friendless) was an American charitable organization situated at the corner of Eleventh and South streets, [1] in Lincoln, Nebraska. This Home was duly incorporated in 1876.
The Right Rev. Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan (13 July 1886 – 15 May 1948) was an Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church in the United States who served for decades in Nebraska. After serving as a parish priest in the Catholic Diocese of Omaha , he founded the orphanage and educational complex known as Boys Town , located west of the city ...
The Milford Industrial Home, formerly called Nebraska Maternity Home, was an institution in Milford, Nebraska, which housed unmarried pregnant women. [1] For a while it was the only such institution in the country. It was founded by an act of the Nebraska Legislature in 1887, and the first woman was admitted in 1889. The women were under strict ...
[2] White's late husband, C. C. White, had served as a trustee of Nebraska Wesleyan University, a private Methodist university in Lincoln, and she hosted many university events in the house. [2] The house was designed in the Classical Revival architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October ...
Mitch Albom was among a group of 10 people, eight from Michigan, rescued Tuesday from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where lawlessness has created havoc in the country, shutting down its international ...
The village of Boys Town was established on December 12, 1917 as the headquarters of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (), founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan. [6]The village houses the national headquarters of Boys Town, homes for the youth served and the families that care for them, a church, a museum (The Hall of History), a school, a post office, a fire station, visitor’s center, cafe and ...
Most painful of all was the loss of her family photos, including those of her late son, Tommy, who died at 12 years old. The precious photographs of him had been a cherished memory.