diff --git a/src/DataViews/EventView.py b/src/DataViews/EventView.py
index 11c8c5467..1b510941a 100644
--- a/src/DataViews/EventView.py
+++ b/src/DataViews/EventView.py
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ class EventView(PageView.ListView):
         _('Description'),
         _('ID'),
         _('Type'),
-        _('First Main Participant'),
         _('Date'),
         _('Place'),
         _('Last Changed'),
+        _('Main Participants'),
         ]
     
     ADD_MSG     = _("Add a new event")
diff --git a/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py b/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py
index d8e58c2aa..70b0d6032 100644
--- a/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py
+++ b/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ class EventModel(FlatBaseModel):
             self.column_description,
             self.column_id,
             self.column_type,
-            self.column_participant,
             self.column_date,
             self.column_place,
             self.column_change,
+            self.column_participant,
             self.column_handle,
             self.column_tooltip,
             ]
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ class EventModel(FlatBaseModel):
             self.column_description,
             self.column_id,
             self.column_type,
-            self.column_participant,
             self.sort_date,
             self.column_place,
             self.sort_change,
+            self.column_participant,
             self.column_handle,
             self.column_tooltip,
             ]
diff --git a/src/Utils.py b/src/Utils.py
index 0d980a074..dda50dbb7 100644
--- a/src/Utils.py
+++ b/src/Utils.py
@@ -1012,33 +1012,45 @@ def get_participant_from_event(db, event_handle):
     """
     Obtain the first primary or family participant to an event we find in the 
     database. Note that an event can have more than one primary or 
-    family participant, only one is returned. 
+    family participant, only one is returned, adding ellipses if there are
+    more. 
     """
     participant = ""
+    ellipses = False
     result_list = [i for i in db.find_backlink_handles(event_handle, 
                              include_classes=['Person', 'Family'])]
-    people = [x[1] for x in result_list if x[0] == 'Person']
-    families =  [x[1] for x in result_list if x[0] == 'Family']
+    #obtain handles without duplicates
+    people = set([x[1] for x in result_list if x[0] == 'Person'])
+    families = set([x[1] for x in result_list if x[0] == 'Family'])
     for personhandle in people: 
         person = db.get_person_from_handle(personhandle)
         for event_ref in person.get_event_ref_list():
             if event_handle == event_ref.ref and \
                     event_ref.get_role() == gen.lib.EventRoleType.PRIMARY:
-                participant =  name_displayer.display(person)
+                if participant:
+                    ellipses = True
+                else:
+                    participant =  name_displayer.display(person)
                 break
-        if participant:
+        if ellipses:
             break
-    if participant:
-        return participant
+    if ellipses:
+        return _('%s, ...') % participant
     
     for familyhandle in families:
         family = db.get_family_from_handle(familyhandle)
         for event_ref in family.get_event_ref_list():
             if event_handle == event_ref.ref and \
                     event_ref.get_role() == gen.lib.EventRoleType.FAMILY:
-                participant = family_name(family, db)
+                if participant:
+                    ellipses = True
+                else:
+                    participant = family_name(family, db)
                 break
-        if participant:
+        if ellipses:
             break
     
-    return participant
+    if ellipses:
+        return _('%s, ...') % participant
+    else:
+        return participant
diff --git a/src/gen/db/base.py b/src/gen/db/base.py
index 1724c0fe5..e063284d1 100644
--- a/src/gen/db/base.py
+++ b/src/gen/db/base.py
@@ -2473,8 +2473,8 @@ class GrampsDbBase(Callback):
         metadata.
         """
         default = [(1, 0, 200), (1, 1, 75), (1, 2, 100), 
-                   (0, 3, 0), (1, 4, 150),
-                   (1, 5, 200), (0, 6, 100)]
+                   (0, 6, 230), (1, 3, 150),
+                   (1, 4, 200), (0, 5, 100)]
         return self.__get_columns(EVENT_COL_KEY, default)
 
     def get_repository_column_order(self):