Living Stories
Stadum Family Archive
Interactive Dashboard

Charts & Statistics

Explore the multi-generational journey of the Stadum family through four interactive D3 visualizations — tracing family growth, geographic movement, life spans against history, and branch structure.

Visualization 1

Family Growth & Branch Splits

A Sankey/alluvial diagram tracing how John and Gina's descendants flow from generation to generation. Band width is proportional to the number of people in that branch. Hover for counts.

Palmer Branch Rod / Scott / Kristin / Amy Amy's Family (Ohio) Dean (G6) Ida / Arthur / Julian lines
Visualization 2

Tree of Life — Where Family Lives

A radial dendrogram centered on John Pedersen Stadum. Branches radiate outward through generations; node color encodes geographic location. Hover for names and life years. Click highlighted names to open profiles.

Norway North Dakota Minnesota Ohio Unknown / Other
Visualization 3

Tangled Tree — Family Structure

A force-directed pedigree showing six generations, from Petter Hanson Stadum (b. 1845) to Dean William Lloyd (b. 2025). Each child shows links to both parents — creating the characteristic "tangle." Drag any node to rearrange; click a name to open their profile.

Gen 0 – Roots Gen 1 – John & Gina Gen 2 – Palmer + Siblings Gen 3 – Rod + Sisters Gen 4 – Scott / Kristin / Amy Gen 5–6 – Grandchildren
Visualization 4

Life Years Against World History

Horizontal bars trace each family member's lifespan against a shared historical timeline. Major world events and eras are shaded in the background. Hover bars for dates and lifespan. Click a name to open their profile.