JIGSAW GENS
Missionaries — A Legacy of Exploration & Stamina
The Missionary generation (“Interbellum Elders” or “Reluctant Crusaders”) sought adventure and international dominance
After having profiled the eight named generations in modern American history, I decided to expand the scope of my “Jigsaw Gens” series. Thus, I’ll be working backwards to identify older generations whose births predated the dawn of the Twentieth Century.
The first eight installments of “Jigsaw Gens” can be viewed HERE:
Across the past 150 years, we’ve seen the coming-of-age for Hemingrebels, GI-Gens, Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, GenXers, Millennials, Zoomers, and Alphas.
So who came before the Hemingrebels?
You’re about to find out…
Who They Are
Missionaries were born approximately between 1867 to 1878 — give or take a few years on either end. William Strauss and Neil Howe, two famous…