LINKS & RESOURCES

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All archive information related to Father Flanagan is used with the kind permission of Boys Town Hall of History.

Sepia-toned image of a formal portrait of Father Flanagan.

BROWSE RESOURCES

Click here to visit the Resources page on the Father Flanagan League Website.  Here you can access further archives, resources and Podcasts, including details on the Canonisation process.

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“It costs so little to teach a child to love, and so much to teach him to hate”  
Father Flanagan

Click here to visit the Father Flanagan page on the Boys Town website.  Father Flanagan accepted all boys regardless of their race, creed or cultural background.  See how one man’s vision in 1917 still guides Boys Town over 100 years later.

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“There’s no such thing as a bad boy”   
Father Flanagan

Click here to see the trailer of the Oscar winning 1938 movie Boys Town, which was based on the work of Father Flanagan.  Spencer Tracy won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Father Flanagan, and subsequently gifted the Oscar to Father Flanagan and Boys Town, where it remains to this day. The Oscar represents Father Flanagan’s and Boys Town’s enduring legacy of providing healing and hope for children in need.

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“It will be a Hollywood epic, mark my words”
Norman Taurog, Director of ‘Boys Town’ movie.

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LEARN MORE

Follow in the footsteps of Father Edward Flanagan, learning about the family and the Irish childhood that formed his beliefs.  Discover his life’s work and lasting legacy that is still saving children today 100 years on. Learn about his pioneering start and the creation of his very own town which has been called the most magical square mile in America and named as one of the first intentionally socially integrated communities in America.

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STAY CONNECTED

Much of Father Flanagan’s writing, photographs, and recordings are preserved by Boys Town and the Father Flanagan League Society of Devotion in the United States. The Visitor Centre provides an introduction to his life and signposts visitors to these extensive archives for further study.

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