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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. (Reagan, 1961)

Hello, I’m Jennifer. I’ve been writing about Generation X for more than 15 years. Where’ve you been this whole time?


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Hello, I’m Jennifer. I’ve been writing about Generation X for more than 15 years. Where’ve you been this whole time?


 

Welcome to The Jennifer Chronicles. I’m Jennifer, a wife, mother and peaceful convert to Catholicism. Also, a writer, public relations practitioner and nonprofit director. My posts feature:

Welcome to The Jennifer Chronicles. I’m Jennifer, a wife, mother and peaceful convert to Catholicism. Also, a writer, public relations practitioner and nonprofit director.

My posts feature:

🕰️ Lives and Legacy of Generation X
🌍 Timeless Human Experiences
🎬 Memories and Nostalgia 🎃🎄🐰🗽
💞 Emotional and Spiritual Themes
✝️ Faith and Family
💼 Culture and Career
🌟 Hope, Grief, Wonder, Aging, Love
📷 Historic Pictures (1960s-1990s)
📸 Personal Photography
🌤️ Life in Oklahoma, America’s Heartland

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I do hope you’ll stick around.

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Bicentennial Fire Hydrant Illustration 1976

Remember when Generation X was drafted into the Revolutionary War? Next year is the Semiquincentennial, branded America250. Gen X was here for the Bicentennial! Revisit that unforgettable summer when you click on this post:

Recent Posts

How the United States Information Agency Helped Shape Generation X

United States Information Agency and the Fall of the Berlin Wall The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the symbolic end of the Cold War and a turning point in U.S. public diplomacy. For Generation X, who came of age in the shadow of nuclear anxiety, that moment...

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Jaws

SOURCE  2025 Marks the 50th Anniversary of Jaws Can you believe Jaws turns 50 this year? I’ve been blogging here so long—17 years and counting—I actually wrote about the 40th anniversary, too. If you were around in 1975, you remember the Jaws phenomenon: suddenly,...

Kelli Finglass: The Most Famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader

Kelli Finglass Returns for Season 2 of America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders First, the important stuff. Does anyone else remember Julie from the Love Boat trying out for the DCC?  ☺️  Season 2 of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders drops...

Modern-Day Tent Revival in Oklahoma (Pictures)

Driving through Hughes County, Oklahoma, I passed a tent revival pitched by the side of a two-lane state highway. I whipped a U-ey right there in the middle of the road and circled back to snap a few pictures. It was around 10:30 a.m. and the sun had climbed high...

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