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	Document Title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, came to Nebraska in 1912 to serve as an assistant pastor at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at O'Neill, Nebraska.
		Under Flanagan's direction, Boys Town grew to be a large community with its own boy-mayor, schools, chapel, post office, cottages, gymnasium, and other facilities where boys between ages 10 and 16 could receive an education and learn a trade.
		Flanagan was made a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame in 1965.
	info.neded.org /stathand/parttwo/flanagan.htm (310 words)

	Girls and Boys Town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Edward J. Flanagan was the founder of the Girls and Boys Town.
		Girls and Boys Town, formerly Boys Town, is a non-profit organization of the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to the ministry and care of at-risk children.
		The original Boys Town was founded as a boys orphanage in 1917 by Edward J. Flanagan, a diocesan parish priest working in Omaha.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Girls_and_Boys_Town (143 words)

	Statue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Flanagan did was not an act of charity, it was an act of justice.
		Flanagan’s birthplace and workplace, gathered to acknowledge this protector of youth, this immigrant priest who heroically responded to God’s call to love.
		Flanagan was present not only in the children of Girls and Boys Town, the alumni, government officials and delegations who gathered that day, but also in two sons of Boys Town: Fr.
	www.fatherflanagan.org /statue.htm (431 words)

	Turner Classic Movies This Month Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Boys' Town (1938) is the story of the real life crusading Catholic priest Father Flanagan, who embarks on a scheme to rescue abandoned, abused and hopeless boys from the streets and keep them from sinking into a life of crime like that condemned prisoner.
		Flanagan opens a community, a "City of Little Men," where 500 boys live in a microcosm of American democracy, voting for their own mayor and policing themselves with regular confessions to Father Flanagan.
		Flanagan's model community was visited by MGM writer Dore Schary, who was inspired by that visit to develop his story into a film.
	www.turnerclassicmovies.com /ThisMonth/Article/0,,84053\|84057\|21796,00.html (1108 words)

	Father Edward J. Flanagan -- Founder of Boys Town in 1917
		Edward Flanagan, centered in the front row, with his family in 1908.
		Edward Flanagan was born in County Roscommon, Ireland on July 13, 1886.
		Father Flanagan developed an understanding for the boys and young men who were orphaned by society.
	www.nebraskastudies.org /0700/stories/0702_0101.html (209 words)

	Father Edward J. Flanagan -- Founder of Boys Town in 1917
		Flanagan's archbishop allowed Flanagan to focus on the boy's home and assigned nuns to help him.
		Father Flanagan could pursue education with the boys, something he knew was very important to their success.
		Father Flanagan and the nuns would teach in the parlors (living rooms) of the home.
	www.nebraskastudies.org /0700/stories/0702_0102.html (251 words)

	Search Results for Flanagan - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Flanagan, John J. Irish-American athlete, the first Olympic hammer throw champion, who won three Olympic gold medals and set 14 world records.
		The implement used in the hammer throw is not a conventional hammer but a metal ball at least 110 mm (4.3 inches) in diameter attached to a wire, the whole implement being a minimum of 1,175 mm (46.3...
		With Eldrick (“Tiger”) Woods for once unable to add to his collection of major championship golf titles during 2003, his main rivals had a chance to make their mark, but it was not to be.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Flanagan&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (371 words)

	Edward Joseph Flanagan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, came to Nebraska in l9l2 to serve as an assistant pastor at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at O'Neill, Nebraska.
		A native of Ireland, Flanagan came to America in l904 and became an American citizen in l9l9.
		He attended Mount St. Mary's College in Emmetsburg, Maryland, where in 1906, he received a bachelor of arts degree and a master of arts degree in l908.
	www.nde.state.ne.us /SS/notables/flanagan.html (343 words)

	Past Directors of Girls & Boys Town - History - About Us - Girls and Boys Town
		Following Father Flanagan’s death he was appointed the director of Boys Town on September 15, 1948.
		Father Valentine J. Peter, a Nebraska native, is the fourth executive director of Girls and Boys Town.
		Father Peter is the caretaker of Father Flanagan’s dream of changing the way America cares for her children and families.
	www.girlsandboystown.org /aboutus/history/pastdirectors.asp (406 words)

	Boys Town sues over permits for D.C. project
		By the end of the news conference, Girls and Boys Town Executive Director Val J. Peter -- a Catholic priest -- was trying to shoulder an activist away from a reporter, and residents and charity officials were bickering before TV crews.
		By the end of the day, many of the defendants named in the lawsuit were complaining that it was only an attempt by Girls and Boys Town to steamroller its critics.
		At an anti-Girls and Boys Town rally in April, an activist dressed as the ghost of Boys Town founder Father Edward J. Flanagan -- wearing priest's garb and white makeup -- denounced the project.
	www.cir-usa.org /articles/7.html (670 words)

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		But state officials said the new homes would be a significant step toward eliminating what has become known as "night-to-night" placement, in which children in state care are moved from one foster home to another on a nightly basis.
		Founded in 1917 by the Rev. Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest, the Boys Town organization strives to "change the way America cares for her children and families."
		He said he anticipates the $3 million construction project, along Flanagan Road on 18 acres donated by the Bazarsky family of Newport in the early 1990s, to include three homes for boys and two homes for girls.
	www.newportdailynews.com /articles/2005/02/22/news/news1.prt (711 words)

	American Profile: 11/25/2001 - 12/1/2001: Boys Town, NE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Tracy gave the Oscar he won to Flanagan, and the shiny statue is just one of many historical items visitors can see at the Hall of History.
		Father Flanagan allowed the boys to name their own town, and by vote they chose Boys Town.
		As a resident at age 16, she was elected Boys Town’s first female mayor in 1991, and today she works with other troubled girls as an assistant family-teacher in one of Girls and Boys Town’s family-style homes run by a trained married couple.
	www.americanprofile.com /issues/20011125/20011125mid_1549.asp (589 words)

	IrishOmaha.com -- Omaha, Nebraska
		During the winter of 1917, Father Edward J. Flanagan borrowed $90 from a friend and turned an Omaha boardinghouse into a residence for homeless and neglected boys.
		Father Flanagan accepted the assignment even though he was still exhausted from his trip to Asia.
		During the night, Father Flanagan began to complain of chest pains and was rushed to the 279th Station Military Hospital, where he passed away at 2 a.m., after receiving the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
	www.irishomaha.com /history.cfm (752 words)

	Stars & Stripes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Edward J. Flanagan, 61, founder of Boys Town, Neb., died early today in an Army hospital after a heart attack.
		Flanagan, who arrived in Berlin yesterday to study GYA activities and confer with Gen. Lucius D. Clay, EUCOM commander, was stricken shortly after midnight in his room in Harnack House.
		Flanagan had suffered a heart attack in Vienna about a week ago.
	www.stripes.com /article.asp?section=126&article=24913&archive=true (421 words)

	Stars & Stripes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		May 10, 1948: Father Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, talks with reporters after his arrival in Frankfurt, then tips his hat as he leaves for a meeting with Gen. Clarence Huebner, EUCOM deputy commander.
		Flanagan, who was met at the airport by Mrs.
		Flanagan met with Huebner this afternoon and will begin a tour of the zone tomorrow to inspect GYA centers and talk to both GYA and German youth.
	www.stripes.com /article.asp?section=126&article=24912&archive=true (360 words)

	FAMOUS NEBRASKANS
		John J. Pershing, born in Missouri in 1860, had made a warm place for himself in the hearts of Lincolnites and Nebraskans and generally considered Lincoln his home.
		Edward was a banker and pioneer of the telegraph in Nebraska.
		Edward A. Creighton, businessman and builder of telegraph lines, came to Omaha in l857.
	www.minerland.net /famous.htm (12582 words)

	Art 2 Order
		In 1938 Spencer Tracy won an academy award for his performance in Boys Town for his portrayal as Father Flanagan.
		Spencer was very honored to receive the award, but felt strongly that the "real" Father Flanagan should be the one to have received the honors.
		The telegram to Father Flanagan from Spencer Tracy read: "To Father Edward J. Flanagan, whose great human qualities, kindly simplicity and inspiring courage were strong enough to shine through my humble efforts."
	www.art2order.net /charities.html (348 words)

	Flanagan, John J.
		John Flanagan, of Mapleton, obit June 16, 1862 from the Oconomowoc Free Press.).
		William Flanagan, 44, farmer, approx annual income $1,200, born in Ireland, died 1881.
		John J. Flanagan Sr., 1, born in Wisconsin, died 1930.
	www.slahs.org /genealogy/families/lannon/john_flanagan.htm (239 words)

	The Times Plus, Monroe Times, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
		She married Edward J. Flanagan on March 2, 1935 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Argyle.
		Flanagan was a member of St. Victor Catholic Church of Monroe, Women of the Moose #599, and Green County Retired Teacher's Association.
		In addition to her husband, Mae was preceded in death by a son, Ned Flanagan; a granddaughter, Lisa Siegenthaler; three brothers, Howard, Cecil and Leo Galway; and two sisters, Faye Muenich and Mildred Rasmussen.
	www.themonroetimes.com /d0915pfl.htm (346 words)

	Artcom Museums Tour: Boys Town Hall of History & Father Flanagan Home Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		To verify, collect, preserve, interpret and exhibit the history of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (Boys Town), its programs and entities; we present this history to the children of Boys Town, alumni, employee and general public.
		The Father Flanagan Home is the original residence of Boys Town Founder Father Edward J. Flanagan from 1927 to 1940.
		The home is renovated and furnished with artifacts and antiques, including an inlaid wood desk created by Flanagan's "boys" as a tribute.
	www.artcom.com /Museums/vs/af/68010.htm (280 words)

	Amazon.com: Boys Town (1938) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I never fail to be moved and inspired by this wonderful story and by the very special man who is central to this story; Father Edward J. Flanagan, the man who founded Nebraska's famed Boys Town which has given hope and a decent future to countless homeless and abused young boys and girls ever since.
		Spencer Tracy will always be remembered for his Academy Award winning portrayal of Father Flanagan and it is he who gives "Boys Town", its lasting appeal with a performance full of honesty, and a belief in the basic decency of all people regardless of religion, age or colour.
		The films most famous line that "there is no such thing as a bad boy", echoes Father Flanagan's philosophy throughout his life and it creates a lasting impression that has succeeded in touching each new generation of movie goers who have loved this film.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00003OSTE?v=glance (2118 words)

	NARA - Prologue - Prologue: Selected Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bromley evoked Reverend Marshall's praise of Father Flanagan of Boys Town and critic William Lyon Phelps before revealing that both had contributed to Esquire.
		Edward J. Flanagan, Nov. 5 1943, case file, box 2, RG 28, NA.
		Charles H. Fleming and Louis J. Croteau to Postmaster General Frank Walker, May 4, 1943, Post Office Exhibit 25, case file, box 1, RG 28, NA.
	www.archives.gov /publications/prologue/1990/spring/esquire-v-walker-3.html (2917 words)

	Boys Town (1938) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Quotes: Father Edward J. Flanagan: There is no such thing as a bad boy.
		Ordained a priest in 1912, Father Flanagan was sent to Omaha, Nebraska, where he established the Workingmen's Hotel for derelict men in 1914.
		Outgrowing their facilities, in 1921 Father Flanagan moved his young charges to a farm site 10 miles from Omaha, capable of housing hundreds of youths.
	www.imdb.com /Title?0029942 (661 words)

	Father Flanagan Featured Online as a Notable Nebraskan - News Releases - News - Girls and Boys Town
		In a section titled “Notable Nebraskans,” Father Flanagan is one of six historic figures featured, each with their own module including a biography, archival photos and some with video footage.
		The Father Flanagan module, like the other modules, is written primarily for fourth-graders, due to the fact that most students begin to learn about the history of the Nebraska at that time.
		Father Flanagan fit the criteria, and the staff at the Girls and Boys Town Hall of History provided primary documents, photos and video clips for the website.
	www.girlsandboystown.org /news/releases/notablenebraskan.asp (461 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This charming garden was realized through the efforts of the Irish Cultural Garden Association, which, under the presidency of James J. Murray, in January of 1939 raised the initial $1500 to be augmented by Federal and City funds to a requisite $45,000.
		John J. O'Malley, vice-president of the Association, accepted in behalf of President James J. Murray, absent because of illness.
		At the conclusion of the dedication ceremonies, James J. Murray, association president, ill at his home, was presented by garden officials with a gold watch in appreciation of his splendid work in making this dream of the Irish Garden come true.
	web.ulib.csuohio.edu /ebooks/tpap/pg67.html (1618 words)

	Girls and Boys Town Board Begins Search for Father Val Peter's Successor
		Its youth care and health care programs annually provide direct care and treatment to more than 40,000 girls and boys at 19 sites in 14 states and the District of Columbia.
		The program was founded by the legendary Father Edward J. Flanagan, an Irish immigrant priest, who, from its first day in 1917, opened his home in Omaha, Neb., to youngsters of all faiths and races.
		I like to paraphrase Father Flanagan -- The work will continue, because it is God's work, not mine." Since 1985, the annual number of children in direct care has risen from 6,000 to more than 40,000.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-08-2004/0002207171&EDATE= (279 words)

	Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, the Original Boys Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Boys Town was founded as a home and school for homeless, abandoned, neglected or otherwise underprivileged boys, regardless of color or creed, by Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886-1948) on December 10, 1917.
		The first Father Flanagan's Boy's Home at 25th and Dodge Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, sheltered five boys...three from the Juvenile Court and two homeless newsboys.
		On October 17, 1921, Father Flanagan brought Overlook Farm outside Omaha, nucleus of today's Boys Town campus.
	www.nebraskahistory.org /publish/markers/texts/father_flanagans_boys_home.htm (213 words)

	Untitled Document
		It's my Camaro." That's our new motto since we visited Boys Town in Omaha, Neb. There the football team gave an all-American salute to the 35th Anniversary edition of the powerful little sports car.
		These young men were extraordinarily polite and articulate -- and they looked buff in their blue and white uniforms as they gathered around the red car in front of a Father Flanagan statue on campus.
		This village, founded in 1917 by Edward J. Flanagan and dedicated to the care and treatment of troubled children and families in crisis, officially has become Girls and Boys Town.
	www.dragracingonline.com /features/camaro4_1.html (305 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Father Steven Boes Inaugurated Fifth Girls and Boys Town Director..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 46-year-old Catholic priest succeeds Father Val J. Peter, who retired as the director of the national nonprofit, nonsectarian child-care organization, which cares for 43,000 children from 19 sites in 15 states and the District of Columbia.
		Boes assumed the post in a ceremony in which he was presented the Village of Boys Town flag, Father Flanagan's Bible and a stone from Father Flanagan's original home in Ballymoe, Ireland.
		Father Flanagan's Girls and Boys Town is a national leader in the treatment and care of abused, abandoned and neglected children, providing them with a safe, caring, loving environment where they gain confidence to get better and learn skills to become productive citizens.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=49821 (434 words)

	Nebraska Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		of I-680 on Dodge St - Established in 1917 by Father Edward J. Flanagan, the Village of Boys Town is the National Headquarters for the Girls and Boys Town programs that help troubled children learn how to become responsible citizens.
		The village was made famous by the 1938 award-winning movie ""Boys Town,"" staring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney.
		Other attractions of special interest on the 900-acre site are Father Flanagan's Shrine, Rose Garden, Garden of the Bible, Chambers Chapel, Dowd Chapel, the ""Two Brothers"" statue, Leon Myers Stamp Center that houses the ""World's Largest Ball of Stamps"" and the Father Flanagan House, the renovated home of Boys Town founder and administrator from 1927-1941.
	www.visitnebraska.org /myplanner/attractiondetail.asp?id=582 (198 words)

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