Boomoirs is a site to collect and share the stories of baby boomers. Discovering the site — through Stephanie West Allen — was timely because my husband and I were just having a discussion about the new social-networking site for “boomers,” BoomJ, which has publicized a demographic group we’ve never heard of — Generation Jones. Here’s what BoomJ has to say about the categories of Boomers:
Baby Boomers were born 1942 to 1953; we associate their youth with Howdy Doody, Davy Crocket hats, and later, Woodstock and Vietnam War demonstrations.
Generation Jones, born 1954 to 1965, is a newer concept and name that represents the actual children of the sixties (more wide-eyed than tie-dyed); Jonesers were weaned on The Brady Bunch and Easy Bake Ovens and later were the teens of 70’s heavy metal, disco, punk and soul.
… Jonesers were originally mistakenly lumped in with Boomers simply because of shared high birth rates, but generational personalities stem from shared formative experiences, not head counts. The dramatically different formative experiences of Boomers and Jonesers created two very different generational personalities. We at Boomj.com “get” Boomers and Jonesers, the differences as well as the similarities.
I think this Generation Jones thing may be a ploy by BoomJ to get slightly younger members. I prefer to stick with the classic Boomer bracket of 1946 to 1964. The Brady Bunch was clearly after my time (insert haughty sniff here].
Anyway, here’s what Boomoirs has to say about sharing stories on its site:
You know all those stories you tell your kids about when you were growing up? Tell us, too.
When you get together with old friends, do you reminisce about the good old days? Do you out-brag each other over who attended the coolest concert, drove the hottest car, had the best haircut, or highest-stacked heels?
What was the highlight of your Baby Boomer life? Your defining moment? Your 15 minutes of fame?
Send us your stories and photos and we’ll publish them on the soon-to-be-launched Boomoirs.com. Anything from 100 words and up – a quick anecdote to a boomer memoir with a photo or two are welcome.
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