A strong case can be made that Father Edward Flanagan, the priest who single-handedly created Nebraska’s Boys Town in 1917, ...
Father Edward Flanagan founded his boys' home in 1917, which would later become Boys Town. Sign up for our Newsletters Thomas Lynch, director of community programs, said Father Flanagan encouraged ...
Starting with just a few boys in a rented house, Father Flanagan eventually establishes Boys Town on 200 acres of land 10 miles outside of Omaha, Nebraska. Much of the film focuses on Flanagan's ...
Two orphaned brothers struggle to stay together as they bravely ride the rails from New York to Nebraska in search of the safe haven of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Along the way they'll meet an ...