diff --git a/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py b/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py
index 42de67bcc..fa0764294 100644
--- a/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py
+++ b/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class EventModel(BaseModel):
             return u''
 
     def column_type(self,data):
-        return str(gen.lib.EventType(data[COLUMN_TYPE]))
+        return unicode(gen.lib.EventType(data[COLUMN_TYPE]))
 
     def column_id(self,data):
         return unicode(data[COLUMN_ID])
diff --git a/src/DisplayModels/_FamilyModel.py b/src/DisplayModels/_FamilyModel.py
index a7ef72f0d..f593af22b 100644
--- a/src/DisplayModels/_FamilyModel.py
+++ b/src/DisplayModels/_FamilyModel.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class FamilyModel(BaseModel):
             return u""
 
     def column_type(self, data):
-        return str(gen.lib.FamilyRelType(data[5]))
+        return unicode(gen.lib.FamilyRelType(data[5]))
 
     def column_marriage(self, data):
         erlist = [ gen.lib.EventRef().unserialize(d) for d in data[6] ]
diff --git a/src/DisplayModels/_PeopleModel.py b/src/DisplayModels/_PeopleModel.py
index 1f1f5a730..a91efb2d7 100644
--- a/src/DisplayModels/_PeopleModel.py
+++ b/src/DisplayModels/_PeopleModel.py
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ class PeopleModel(gtk.GenericTreeModel):
             GrampsLocale.codeset)
 
     def column_gender(self, data, node):
-        return PeopleModel._GENDER[data[PeopleModel._GENDER_COL]]
+        return unicode(PeopleModel._GENDER[data[PeopleModel._GENDER_COL]])
 
     def column_birth_day(self, data, node):
         try:
diff --git a/src/DisplayModels/_RepositoryModel.py b/src/DisplayModels/_RepositoryModel.py
index f2e7c99f2..167708f4c 100644
--- a/src/DisplayModels/_RepositoryModel.py
+++ b/src/DisplayModels/_RepositoryModel.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class RepositoryModel(BaseModel):
         return unicode(data[1])
 
     def column_type(self,data):
-        return str(gen.lib.RepositoryType(data[2]))
+        return unicode(gen.lib.RepositoryType(data[2]))
 
     def column_name(self,data):
         return unicode(data[3])