A strong case can be made that Father Edward Flanagan, the priest who single-handedly created Nebraska’s Boys Town in 1917, ...

On Veterans Day, Boys Town reflects on how its founding father helped those in uniform. Father Edward Flanagan founded his boys' home in 1917, which would later become Boys Town. Sign up for our ...

Father Edward Flanagan. The Rev. Steven Boes, and behind him, the Rev. Val Peter, listen to a choir perform during Boes’ 2005 inauguration as executive director of Boys Town. Boes succeeded ...

A new feature-length documentary about the founder of Boys Town premiered on Friday. "Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story" depicts Flanagan's efforts to care for abandoned and orphaned ...

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 ...

Many parade entries paid homage to Omaha’s rich Irish history, especially Father Edward Flanagan, founder of Boys Town. Flanagan was born in Ireland in 1886 and immigrated to the United States ...

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 ...