Small Town Pep Rally This picture was taken in 1984 during a small town pep rally on a Mainstreet in America’s Heartland. This is the town where I attended high school, where I was a little prom queen on the prairie many moons ago. There were only 51 people in my graduating class! I loved […]
Joe
Oh thinkin’ about all our younger years There was only you and me We were young and wild and free —Heaven, Bryan Adams (1983) Here are some memories I thought I’d share on this Memorial Day. This is a picture of Joe, a young Cold War veteran. The picture was taken around 1987. Wasn’t he handsome? […]
The Lost Generation of High School Athletes
In the late 1980s, the Illinois High School Sports Association created a file about the growing lack of interest in high school sports like basketball, football, and baseball. Struggling to understand the empty stadiums and gymnasiums, they labeled the folder The Lost Generation. Back in 1987, Phil English was a sports reporter for the Northwest Herald. […]
Where Did The Name Generation X Come From?
December 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Douglas Coupland’s seminal novel Generation X: Tales For An Accelerated Culture. Coupland is widely credited with solidifying the term Generation X in relation to the Baby Buster Generation — those of born roughly between 1961 and 1983. The following article about the Gen X label was written by […]
Who are the Xennials?
Born on the cusp of Generation X and the Millennials is a micro-generation called the Xennials. They are a bridge between the two generations and “members” are often conflicted about which generation to affiliate with or claim as their own. Who are the Xennials? Xennials are a small demographic between Gen X (1961-1981) and the Millennial […]
My 1977 Girl Scout Membership Card
When I was in high school, I put together a scrapbook of things I’d held onto from childhood. We moved around a lot, so it’s a miracle that I was able to save anything at all, but somehow, I held onto these Girl Scout membership cards including one from 1977. It’s hard to imagine that […]
Generation X: Telling Our Story
by Chloe Koffas, Regular Contributor There’s something powerful about storytelling. We reminisce about a humorous memory with a friend we grew up with and our life-long connection becomes that much stronger. We hear someone speak about a deeply moving moment of their life and it ignites us with recognition of the beauty of all our […]
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