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The Gillis Orphans' Home was funded by Mary Ann Gillis, nephew of William Gillis, with his inheritance.It was built by members of the YWCA in 1900, [1] on a 3.5 acres (0.014 km 2) property, donated by Thomas H. Swope.
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.
A tract of improved land, with buildings, comprising two and seven hundredths (2.07) acres, at the south end of Eleventh street, adjoining the city of Lincoln, was purchased for the sum of US$2,100, and on August 24, 1882, the contract for the erection of the home was let, for the sum of US$3,599.77, the Society of the Home for the Friendless ...
In 1865, at the request of the Franciscan Fathers, three Sisters came to the parish of St. Francis of Assisi, New York City to serve immigrants, orphans, and the poor. The motherhouse is in Peekskill, New York. [57] In 1933 the sisters founded Ladycliff College in Highland Falls, New York, next to the United States Military Academy in West ...
Unbound, formerly Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, is a nonprofit international development organization headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas. Unbound was founded by lay Catholics acting on the Gospel call to serve the poor. Its sponsorship program provides direct cash transfers to sponsored members who determine how to use their ...
West Side: 65: Kansas City Club Building: Kansas City Club Building: November 19, 2002 : 1228 Baltimore Ave. Downtown: 66: Kansas City Cold Storage Company Building: Kansas City Cold Storage Company Building: June 1, 2005 : 500 E. 3rd St.
HGTV home renovation stars Jonathan and Drew Scott – best known as the Property Brothers – are fearful that Trump’s proposed tariffs could send construction costs soaring. The brothers ...
Monowi (/ ˈ m ɒ n oʊ w aɪ / MON-oh-wye) is an incorporated village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States.It garnered national and international [4] recognition after the 2010 United States census counted only one resident of the village, Elsie Eiler. [5]