The National WWII Museum Set To Take Over Greatest Generation on Tumblr

If you would have told me three years ago I’d be sitting down to write this post, I would have laughed at you. But here goes…

I am very excited to announce that The National WWII Museum will be taking over Greatest Generation effective immediately!

Back in May of 2010, I found myself quoting famed WWII war correspondent Ernie Pyle in one of the very first posts on this blog:

War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth. 

Pyle, who would be killed just days later after penning this quote during the battle of Okinawa in the Pacific, summed up the stories my father handed down about his father, an ordinary farm boy from Idaho who spent the early to mid-1940s fighting Hitler in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. He was a battle buddy to some, a leader to others, a decorated hero to his country, and a ferocious warrior to his enemies. Yet, when it was all over, he came back to the American routine and lived out his life; changed by war, but ultimately just like you and I. He passed away long before I had the chance to meet him, but his exemplary service record and dedication to hard work have become hallmarks of my family and own life experience.

In the end, I suppose Greatest Generation - like all social media does at one point or another - became a mashup of ideas. The blog started out as my own private, theoretical conversation with my grandfather about living through the last century’s most horrific experience, but it quickly evolved into a project to convince educators, museums, and associations that it was possible to reach new generations if you combined good research with great storytelling and relevant content. Sure, we had our posts about cats and puppies - who doesn’t on Tumblr - but I am pleased with the content we pushed out over the years, and hopefully you learned as much as I did while I was at the helm!

While still a student, I dreamed of finding work at a museum or liberal arts institution where I could continue to work on projects such as Greatest Generation. Life, however, sometimes has other plans. As my public relations career progressed in different directions, I found it increasingly difficult to stay on top of the content our tens of thousands of followers had come to expect. Thankfully, today’s news ensures that Greatest Generation on Tumblr, my grandfather’s story, and that of millions of other reluctant heroes will be around for years to come.

Starting tomorrow, Greatest Generation will become the new blog of The National WWII Museum! We’ve followed them for quite some time on Twitter and reposted a great deal of their content here on Tumblr. The museum has a great passion for the war, and they’re team is extremely digital and social media savvy. I have no doubt they will continue to do a wonderful job with Greatest Generation, and bring far greater access to research, educators, and archived content than I could ever imagine sitting at my apartment on my iPad! 

So, good luck to the team at The National WWII Museum! I am excited to see what you do with the site!

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