Living Stories
Stadum Family Archive
Archive · Data

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.

12
People
4 generations
34
Sources
Photos, docs, oral history
18
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

Military & civic service across the family

Service periods (approximate timeline, 1909–2025)
Palmer
DC
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

What the archive is about

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.