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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.
This list of museums in Nebraska encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
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 ...
They live in Omaha, and opened a museum called The Kaneko in 2007. [4] Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center opened at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in February 2023. The museum holds over 500 paintings by Lithuanian American artist and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak. [5]
Both the Merrills kept diaries through this period: his cover the period of Nov. 29, 1832 - Sept. 14, 1839, and hers cover May 20, 1832 - July 13, 1841. These are held with their correspondence and other papers by the Nebraska State Historical Society. [3]
More than 1,100 properties and districts in Nebraska are on the National Register of Historic Places. Of these, 20 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in 90 of the state's 93 counties. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 20, 2024. [1]
The mansion functions as a museum and contains many items related to the early history of Nebraska, Otoe County, and Nebraska City. The park includes an arboretum, Italian terraced garden, log cabin, carriage house with early carriages, walking trails, and 200 varieties of lilacs. [6]