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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 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 ...
It became apparent that the policy of collecting children and old ladies in a home, without adequate provision for placing the children in private homes by adoption or otherwise should be abandoned. In 1909, the legislature created the state public school for dependent children and located it at the home for the friendless, where, on July 2 ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican governor on Friday reiterated his rejection of $18 million in federal funding to help feed children who might otherwise go hungry while school is out.
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Flanagan was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame in 1965. A bust of Flanagan was created in 1967 by Paul Granlund for the Nebraska Hall of Fame. In 1986, the United States Postal Service issued a 4¢ Great Americans series postage stamp honoring him. There is a portrait statue dedicated to Fr. Edward J. Flanagan in Ballymoe in County Galway.
A Nebraska zoo has welcomed three new furry residents! On Thursday, Nov. 7, the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska, announced on Facebook that three red panda triplets had been born ...
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