“A Home of Our Own” is based on a true story and released in 1993. Kathy Bates plays the role of Frances lacey, a hardworking widow and mother of six children.
Hereof, is hankston Idaho a real place?
When first arriving in Idaho the Lacey’s pass a sign indicating the distance to Hankston and Pocatello Idaho. The Lacey’s in the film settle in Hankston, which in reality is a fictions town. However, the real Lacey family, that the film is based on, settled in Pocatello which is a real town.
Likewise, where was the house in A Home of Our Own?
She packs the kids up, sells everything they can’t carry, and starts driving. She figures she’ll know where she’s going when she sees it. Their meager resources get them as far as Hankston, Idaho, where Frances spots the unfinished frame of a wood house a few miles outside town, across the road from Moon’s Nursery.
Who is A Home of Our Own based on?
Based on a true story. The real Frances Lacey had 12 kids, rather than the 6 portrayed in the film.