The archive in numbers

Charts and statistics about the Stadum Family Archive — sources by type and decade, family generation counts, service record, and archive growth.

People

4 generations

Sources

Photos, docs, oral history

Events

1909 – 2025

117

Years

Palmer 1909 → Dean 2025

Sources by type

34 total sources in the archive

Sources by decade

When each source was created

Family

People per generation

Generation breakdown

12 family members across 4 generations

Palmer's reach

"One man who lobbied Congress in 1935 has 10 living descendants across 3 generations."

Archive completeness

How much of each person's record is filled in

Three generations of service

Service periods (approximate timeline, 1909–2025)

Palmer

WW2

1909–1999

Rod

Vietnam

b. 1948

Scott

Peace Corps · Guyana

b. ~1968

1909 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010 2025

World War II

Vietnam

Civic service

Archive growth

Sources added to the archive over time

Themes

Events by theme

18 documented events across 7 themes

Most documented

"Electrification" has the deepest archive: 5 sources, 3 events, 1 audio episode, 2 people directly named.

Biggest gap

WW2 and Vietnam service records are the most under-documented stories in the archive. A research priority.