diff --git a/src/plugins/lib/maps/geography.py b/src/plugins/lib/maps/geography.py
index 44d6b8189..511065e1b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lib/maps/geography.py
+++ b/src/plugins/lib/maps/geography.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import gtk
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import gen.lib
 import Utils
+from gen.display.name import displayer as _nd
 from gui.views.navigationview import NavigationView
 from libformatting import FormattingHelper
 import Errors
@@ -562,6 +563,28 @@ class GeoGraphyView(osmGpsMap, NavigationView):
             self.save_center(self.latit, self.longt)
             config.set("geography.zoom",self.new_zoom)
 
+    def _get_father_and_mother_name(self, event):
+        """
+        Return the father and mother name of a family event
+        """
+        dbstate = self.dbstate
+        family_list = [
+            dbstate.db.get_family_from_handle(ref_handle)
+            for (ref_type, ref_handle) in
+                dbstate.db.find_backlink_handles(event.handle)
+                    if ref_type == 'Family'
+                      ]
+        fnam = mnam = _("Unknown")
+        if family_list:
+            for family in family_list:
+                handle = family.get_father_handle()
+                father = dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(handle)
+                handle = family.get_mother_handle()
+                mother = dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(handle)
+                fnam = _nd.display(father) if father else _("Unknown")
+                mnam = _nd.display(mother) if mother else _("Unknown")
+        return ( fnam, mnam )
+
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     #
     # Specific functionalities
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/geofamily.py b/src/plugins/view/geofamily.py
index 5c2b5a960..bd9bf8980 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/geofamily.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/geofamily.py
@@ -188,28 +188,6 @@ class GeoFamily(GeoGraphyView):
         else:
             self._createmap(self.uistate.get_active('Person'))
 
-    def _get_father_and_mother_name(self, event):
-        """
-        Return the father and mother name of a family event
-        """
-        dbstate = self.dbstate
-        family_list = [
-            dbstate.db.get_family_from_handle(ref_handle)
-            for (ref_type, ref_handle) in
-                dbstate.db.find_backlink_handles(event.handle)
-                    if ref_type == 'Family'
-                      ]
-        fnam = mnam = _("Unknown")
-        if family_list:
-            for family in family_list:
-                handle = family.get_father_handle()
-                father = dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(handle)
-                handle = family.get_mother_handle()
-                mother = dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(handle)
-                fnam = _nd.display(father) if father else _("Unknown")
-                mnam = _nd.display(mother) if mother else _("Unknown")
-        return ( fnam, mnam )
-
     def _createpersonmarkers(self, dbstate, person, comment, fam_id):
         """
         Create all markers for the specified person.
@@ -424,7 +402,10 @@ class GeoFamily(GeoGraphyView):
                 message = "%s : %s - %s" % ( mark[7], father_name, mother_name )
             else:
                 evt = self.dbstate.db.get_event_from_gramps_id(mark[10])
-                message = "%s => %s" % ( mark[5], evt.get_description())
+                descr = evt.get_description()
+                if descr == "":
+                    descr = _('No description')
+                message = "%s => %s" % ( mark[5], descr)
             prevmark = mark
         add_item = gtk.MenuItem(message)
         add_item.show()
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/geoperson.py b/src/plugins/view/geoperson.py
index 4dff76c68..44d3df1cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/geoperson.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/geoperson.py
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ class GeoPerson(GeoGraphyView):
                 if not event_ref:
                     continue
                 event = dbstate.db.get_event_from_handle(event_ref.ref)
+                role = event_ref.get_role()
                 eyear = str("%04d" % event.get_date_object().to_calendar(self.cal).get_year()) + \
                           str("%02d" % event.get_date_object().to_calendar(self.cal).get_month()) + \
                           str("%02d" % event.get_date_object().to_calendar(self.cal).get_day())
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ class GeoPerson(GeoGraphyView):
                                                         person.gramps_id,
                                                         place.gramps_id,
                                                         event.gramps_id,
-                                                        None
+                                                        role
                                                         )
                         else:
                             self._append_to_places_without_coord(
@@ -353,6 +354,7 @@ class GeoPerson(GeoGraphyView):
                     for event_ref in family.get_event_ref_list():
                         if event_ref:
                             event = dbstate.db.get_event_from_handle(event_ref.ref)
+                            role = event_ref.get_role()
                             if event.get_place_handle():
                                 place_handle = event.get_place_handle()
                                 if place_handle:
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ class GeoPerson(GeoGraphyView):
                                                  person.gramps_id,
                                                  place.gramps_id,
                                                  event.gramps_id,
-                                                 None
+                                                 role
                                                  )
                                         else:
                                             self._append_to_places_without_coord( place.gramps_id, descr)
@@ -437,7 +439,19 @@ class GeoPerson(GeoGraphyView):
                                               marks, menu, message, mark)
                 oldplace = mark[0]
                 message = ""
-            message = "%s : %s" % ( mark[2], mark[1] )
+            print "role : ", mark[11]
+            if ( mark[11] == gen.lib.EventRoleType.PRIMARY ):
+                message = "%s : %s" % ( mark[2], mark[1] )
+            elif ( mark[11] == gen.lib.EventRoleType.FAMILY ):
+                evt = self.dbstate.db.get_event_from_gramps_id(mark[10])
+                (father_name, mother_name) = self._get_father_and_mother_name(evt)
+                message = "%s : %s - %s" % ( mark[7], father_name, mother_name )
+            else:
+                evt = self.dbstate.db.get_event_from_gramps_id(mark[10])
+                descr = evt.get_description()
+                if descr == "":
+                    descr = _('No description')
+                message = "%s => %s" % ( mark[11], descr)
             prevmark = mark
         add_item = gtk.MenuItem(message)
         add_item.show()