Happy Mother’s Day, Generation X. I put together this rare gallery of Silent Gen mothers on Easter and Mother’s Day, 1967 and 1968. All of the pictures feature first-wave Generation Xers born between 1961 and 1968. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do! Many of the pictures also feature our older siblings, many of whom are Baby Boomers.
I continue to note disagreements on the Facebook page from time to time regarding the years of Generation X. The sweet spot seems to always be the years between 1965 and about 1978. Generation X actually begins as early as 1961 and spans at least 20 years, all the way to 1981. Some historians and sociologists add or subtract years on each end by one or two. You can learn more about our generation in this post I wrote a few years ago, Who Is Generation X?
As some of you know, I lost my mom on Christmas Eve 2017. It’s very difficult living with this loss. Life on earth will never be the same. I can no longer go and see my mother. One blessing, however, is the passing of the mantle of faith from one generation to the next. I’ll never be the saint my mother was, but I feel the same weight on my shoulders that she felt; to leave an inheritance to my children and my children’s children. It’s why I work hard every day. It’s never for me. It’s always for them.
God bless you this Mother’s Day!
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- Mom and Daughter sporting matching two-piece bathing suits, Avon Inn, Mother’s Day, 1967
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- Courtesy Evelyn R Swett Photography. Evelyn is the child in the picture, 1967. (Photo by her father.)
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- African American Mother and Children on Easter Sunday, 1967.
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- Mom with daughters in matching light blue jumpers, Easter 1967.
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- Easter Sunday 1967, Mom and Son. Mom is looking awesome in her hat and houndstooth coat. My mom wore a lot of houndstooth.
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- Moms and Children on Easter Sunday, 1968. I love all the pastel colors and all the attention to detail. I often had a little purse to carry to church on Sunday, just like these girls.
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- Moms with their boys in Atlantic City, Mother’s Day, 1967. This picture is so American, but so foreign to me. New Jersey and moms in bikinis were a very different life experience; one that seems so exotic to me, even now.
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- Beautiful Young Mother and Daughter, Easter Sunday 1968. Her style is so simple, and yet, so pulled together. I love the eyelet-type trim on the hem of her dress.
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- Mom and Daughter, Hollywood, California, Mother’s Day 1967. This mom appears to be at ease with her baby girl. This photo has a beautiful element of sophistication that’s drawn from the archway and arched window.
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- Mom going down the slide with her young son, 1967. This is the picture every mother wants to have with her boy.
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- Mom with a giant corsage and rad 1960s cat eye glasses. I also love her circle rhinestone brooch. Also, is that a split-level house in the background? This mom looks so happy with her life and boys.
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- Beautiful African American Mama with her six children. Her pink dress and hat are adorable! Also, look at her daughters wearing hats just like mom. People once had style. What happened!?
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- A Catholic Mother on Easter Sunday, 1968. I love the green and mustard yellow color palette. It must have been a cold morning. They’re all wearing gloves, and all three girls have on beautiful Sunday coats.
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- Mom and Son, on a boat on the River Medway, Mother’s Day 1967. One of those rare, candid photos we all wish we had with our mothers.
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- Gorgeous mother in a navy blue suit and matching navy handbag and T-strap shoes poses with her little girl who is dressed all in pink. Easter Sunday, 1967
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- This mom and her kids on Mother’s Day 1967 in the United Kingdom. Mother’s love across the pond.
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- Mom and baby in front of an awesome white Oldsmobile (I think). I swear, my dad has this same car, only it was 1982. LOL.
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- Another mom with Boomers and possibly a younger Gen-X son. I love the lime green matching dresses!
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- This mom looks terrific in her pink suit and matching hat!
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- This mom had the privilege of raising at least two Boomers and three Gen-Xers. Note the boy’s head in the bottom edge of the frame. Poor, Mom living with all that generational madness. But, hey she’s rocking a great giraffe print and corsage. Mother’s Day corsages are so rare these days. My dad always bought my mom one.
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- Mother’s Day, 1967. Another mom with Boomer teens and a young Gen-X little sister. I love mom’s color block dress and matching yellow shoes. And, how about that dry-as-a-bone yard with the hopeful green hose in the background. Also, the teenage girl is wearing pink shoes. Very stylish family!
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- African American Mother and Son, Easter 1967. He was probably born around 1962. I still dig that yellow and pink swirl pattern in her dress. And, I love her son’s suit and hat!
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- Silent Generation Mama in an awesome hat. I’m taking a wild guess that the youngest child in this picture is the earliest of the first-wave Xers, possibly born in 1961. The photo was taken in 1967.
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- This mom looks so happy with her boys. And, how about this amazing car? It’s 1960s-divine, right? Anybody know the make and model?
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- A Silent Generation Mama wears a lovely blue swing coat on Easter Sunday, 1967. Her younger two kids are Gen-Xers.
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- Easter, 1967. This mom’s green suit and hat, and complementary bright green gloves are so beautiful. I love her basket purse, too! Another stylish family. The teenage daughter looks great in her mid-wrist red gloves, red hat and red corsage.
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- April, 1968. A mother stands in front of a VW Bus with her two young daughters. I bet they wish they still had that awesome, dove-colored bus. It seems slightly out of place, though right? Like they bought it before the hippie-groovy brand formed around it.
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- My own Silent Gen Mama. That’s me in the little white dress sitting on her lap. I love and miss you, Mom. More than I can ever say. You meant the world to me.
All photos shared publicly on Facebook.
There are pictures of my mother in plenty of those and similar outfits. Then the 70s happened and everyone dressed like Maude. 😉
And, we all still do. Blech! I’m so over this cheap knit fabric.