© 2025 The Jennifer Chronicles. All rights reserved.What Are Micro Generations? I want to find something I’ve wanted all along / Somewhere I belong. (Somewhere I Belong, Linkin Park, 2003) Micro generations are narrow age bands that fall between the generational lines...
My girl, did you not know that you and I almost weren’t? We come from a long line of warriors who didn’t make it. Those warriors battled long and hard, war after war. But though they may have been physically battered and bloodied and left for dead, oh my goodness,...
I'm so happy to share with you some beautiful pictures of Russian children. The father-photographer took them in the 1970s in the former Soviet Union. With the death of President George Herbert Walker Bush on November 30, Mikhail Gorbachev has officially outlived...
This is Bridgy in my sister 1960s vintage Girl Scout uniform. Faith and Rebecca were members of the Spanish Trails Council, Troop 785, Hacienda Heights, California. My mom was their troop leader. She was amazing!!!!! We found their uniforms along with my brother's Boy...
Ah, yes, Jennifer and Amy. Quintessential Gen X names. Here's their mother decked out in sky blue on a 1960s Murray bicycle. Isn't it awesome that she outfitted it with not just one, but two, child seats? Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14. Do you have any special...
A few weeks ago, I took my daughter to the Southwest Regionals Baton Twirling Championship in Amarillo. Bridgy is a novice twirler who represents a new generation in the sport. World Baton Twirling Day While we were at the competition we heard an announcement about...
In honor of Mother's Day on May 14, I will be sharing pictures of Gen-Xers with their Mothers (either Baby Boomer or from the Silent or Lucky Few Generation). This first picture is Tammy. It comes from Nelson's glorious collection, which he generously shared with me...
Neil Howe, a celebrated historian and author of numerous books on generations, has penned an opinion editorial for the Washington Post about the fascinating and controversial White House link to his seminal work, The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the...
by Chloe Koffas, Contributor On a trip to Boise, Idaho during the closing days of this past summer, my family and I were walking the streets of a century-old neighborhood where the last Lost Generation once walked. The leaves on the trees were showing off the last of...
Who Is Generation Jones? Before Generation X came Generation Jones. This is the micro-generation between Baby Boomers and Generation X that was born during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Read on to learn more about this important generation in American life and...
"The passing-away of living memory - the period when the last people who have experienced a historical event are dying - is crucial for the self-definition and historical identity of human communities. World War 11 and the Holocaust are now vanishing from first-hand...
John Atkinson is a Canadian cartoonist who has created a funny cartoon that explains Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers and Millennials in very simple terms. I definitely wore plaid from 1991 to 1995. Heck, I still wear plaid! Generations Explained