diff --git a/src/webapp/grampsdb/models.py b/src/webapp/grampsdb/models.py
index b82f1044d..c86982069 100644
--- a/src/webapp/grampsdb/models.py
+++ b/src/webapp/grampsdb/models.py
@@ -839,6 +839,17 @@ class BaseRef(models.Model):
     #attributes = models.ManyToManyField("Attribute", null=True)
     private = models.BooleanField()
 
+class Log(BaseRef):
+    log_type = models.CharField(max_length=10) # edit, delete, add
+    reason = models.TextField() # must be filled in
+    cache = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        "%s: %s on %s by %s" % (self.log_type, 
+                                self.referenced_by, 
+                                self.last_changed,
+                                self.last_changed_by)
+
 class NoteRef(BaseRef):
     ref_object = models.ForeignKey('Note') 
 
diff --git a/src/webapp/libdjango.py b/src/webapp/libdjango.py
index fd494d55c..0f5c5c128 100644
--- a/src/webapp/libdjango.py
+++ b/src/webapp/libdjango.py
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ class DjangoInterface(object):
             self.add_family_ref(person, family_handle) 
     
     ## Export reference objects:
-    
+
     def add_person_ref_default(self, obj, person, private=False, desc=None):
         count = person.references.count()
         person_ref = models.PersonRef(referenced_by=obj,
diff --git a/src/webapp/utils.py b/src/webapp/utils.py
index 7f201301d..98385de67 100644
--- a/src/webapp/utils.py
+++ b/src/webapp/utils.py
@@ -1207,3 +1207,18 @@ def parse_styled_text(text):
     parser.close()
     return (parser.text(), parser.tags())
 
+def make_log(obj, log_type, last_changed_by, reason, cache):
+    """
+    Makes a record of the changes performed.
+    """
+    # Can also add private
+    last_changed = datetime.datetime.now()
+    log = models.Log(referenced_by=obj,
+                     log_type=log_type,
+                     order=0,
+                     reason=reason,
+                     last_changed=last_changed,
+                     last_changed_by=last_changed_by,
+                     cache=cache)
+    log.save()
+