| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | account | description of past events |
| 2. | acts | official records of proceedings |
| 3. | ancestry | family origins and descent |
| 4. | ancient times | very distant past |
| 5. | annals | yearly historical records |
| 6. | antiquities | objects from ancient times |
| 7. | antiquity | ancient past or ancient times |
| 8. | archive | collection of historical records |
| 9. | archives | stored historical records |
| 10. | autobiography | self-written life account |
| 11. | backdrop | background context for events |
| 12. | background | past context of something |
| 13. | backstory | prior story behind events |
| 14. | biography | written account of a life |
| 15. | bygone days | times now past |
| 16. | bygone events | events from former times |
| 17. | chronicle | ordered account of events |
| 18. | chronicles | historical accounts in order |
| 19. | chronography | chronological historical writing |
| 20. | chronology | sequence of events over time |
| 21. | course | progression of events over time |
| 22. | criminal record | record of past crimes |
| 23. | curriculum vitae | detailed record of qualifications |
| 24. | CV | short form of curriculum vitae |
| 25. | deep past | extremely distant past |
| 26. | descent | line of family origin |
| 27. | development | process of change over time |
| 28. | diary | personal daily record |
| 29. | documentation | written evidence or records |
| 30. | documents | written records of events |
| 31. | dossier | file of records about someone |
| 32. | earlier events | events from before now |
| 33. | earlier times | previous periods |
| 34. | event record | recorded account of events |
| 35. | evolution | gradual historical development |
| 36. | experience | past involvement or knowledge |
| 37. | fable | traditional tale with a lesson |
| 38. | files | stored records or documents |
| 39. | folk memory | traditional memory of a people |
| 40. | former events | events that happened earlier |
| 41. | former times | earlier periods |
| 42. | gazetteer | geographical reference record |
| 43. | genealogy | study or record of ancestry |
| 44. | heritage | inherited cultural past |
| 45. | historical account | account of past events |
| 46. | historical background | past context of something |
| 47. | historical context | context from the past |
| 48. | historical narrative | narrative about past events |
| 49. | historical record | documented past events |
| 50. | human past | past of humankind |
| 51. | journal | daily record of events |
| 52. | ledger | book of recorded transactions |
| 53. | legend | traditional story from the past |
| 54. | life story | account of someone’s life |
| 55. | lineage | ancestral line or descent |
| 56. | log | regular record of events |
| 57. | lore | traditional knowledge or stories |
| 58. | memoir | personal account of past events |
| 59. | memory | recollection of the past |
| 60. | minutes | official record of meetings |
| 61. | myth | traditional story about origins |
| 62. | mythos | traditional story shaping identity |
| 63. | narrative | connected account of events |
| 64. | national past | past of a nation |
| 65. | near past | time not long ago |
| 66. | olden days | times long ago |
| 67. | oral tradition | spoken transmission of the past |
| 68. | origins | beginnings of something |
| 69. | papers | documents or written records |
| 70. | past | what happened before now |
| 71. | pedigree | record of ancestry |
| 72. | prehistory | time before written records |
| 73. | proceedings | official record of actions |
| 74. | progression | successive development over time |
| 75. | protohistory | time near recorded history |
| 76. | provenance | record of origin and ownership |
| 77. | public record | officially recorded information |
| 78. | recital | detailed telling of events |
| 79. | recollection | remembered past event |
| 80. | record | written account of events |
| 81. | recounting | telling events again |
| 82. | relation | telling of events |
| 83. | reminiscence | memory of past experience |
| 84. | report | account of events or facts |
| 85. | retelling | new telling of past events |
| 86. | retrospect | look back at the past |
| 87. | retrospection | review of past events |
| 88. | saga | long story of events |
| 89. | sequence | order of related events |
| 90. | story | account of events or experience |
| 91. | tale | story of past events |
| 92. | timeline | ordered sequence of events |
| 93. | trace | remaining sign of the past |
| 94. | track record | past performance record |
| 95. | trajectory | path of development over time |
| 96. | transcript | written record of speech |
| 97. | version | particular account of events |
| 98. | written record | documented account of events |
| 99. | yearbook | annual record of events |
| 100. | yesteryear | time in the past |
