Places

The geographic center of North America and the heart of the Stadum family story. Palmer and Signe raised their family here; the Pioneer Village museum commemorated Palmer's electrification work in 1975.

Where Rodney and Kathy raised their family — Kristin (b. 1975) and Scott (b. 1977) were born here, establishing the family's Ohio roots.

Home of Bowling Green State University, where both Kristin and Scott Stadum attended college. The BG News student newspaper began their public-service careers.

Where Kathy Bode settled later in life. Connected to Kristin Stadum's story and the family's ongoing ties to Colorado.

The family gravesite in North Dakota where Palmer and Signe Stadum are buried. A place of memory and connection to the family's deep roots in the upper Midwest.

Where Rodney and Kathy Stadum were married in 1969, and where Kathy later returned, spending 15 years at Trinity Lutheran Church. Home to Amy, Marvin, Delaney, Remy, and Mason Lloyd.

Historic town at the Shenandoah and Potomac confluence. Amy, Kristin, Marvin, Delaney, Remy, and Mason have all lived here — a shared home for the Stadum and Lloyd lines.

A major rail and agricultural hub where Palmer Stadum lived in his later years. Site of the Høstfest Norwegian-American festival where Palmer exhibited his model locomotive beside Princess Astrid in 1986.

Palmer and Signe Stadum's early home in Benson County. Baker Electric Cooperative — the REA cooperative through which Palmer wired the first farms in 1937 — takes its name from this community.

Birthplace of Rodney John Stadum in 1948. One of the North Dakota towns in the orbit of the family's Baker Electric years.

The center of public-service work for both Kristin and Scott Stadum. Kristin built her career here; Scott worked for the Sunlight Foundation, OpenSecrets, and other civic organizations. Palmer lobbied here for the REA in the late 1930s.

A Virginia city just across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., connected to the Stadum family's D.C.-area chapter.

Home of Scott Stadum's later chapter. Connected to tech, civic data work, and the family's westward trajectory across generations.

Scott Stadum served here with the Peace Corps. Georgetown represents the family's tradition of international public service — a tradition that also runs through Rodney's Air Force years and Kristin's global journalism.

A historic harbour town on the southern tip of Antigua, connected to Scott Stadum's early travels and international chapter.

Connected to Scott Stadum's international chapter. Tbilisi is one of several cities outside the United States that appear in the family's geographic story.

Connected to the Stadum family's broader international story. A place where family members have lived or traveled.