[[File:HistoricalContext-gramplet-example-52.png|thumb|right|450px|Historical Events for Blanco, Daniel (1752-1805) from the example.tree]]
=The {{man label|Historical Context gramplet=}} based on the basic concept is that the events in world history during a Person's lifetime provide context to the other events of their life. So the default lists of world events might include pandemics, wars and other socio-political pressures. You can edit the lists or add your own. So you might make a list of genealogical record stores that are valuable to be checked for specific eras.
This gramplet is a recent development released into the Addon Manager distribution system. Some of the additional documentation is currently in the GitHub (online code development management system) repository of addon developer Kaj Mikkelsen. Review the [https://github.com/kajmikkelsen/HistContext/blob/master/README.md README.md] in the [https://github.com/kajmikkelsen/HistContext HistContext] repository. The basic concept is that the events in world history during a Person's lifetime provide context to the other events of their life. So the default lists of world events might include pandemics, wars and other socio-political pressures. You can edit the lists or add your own. So you might make a list of genealogical record stores that are valuable to be checked for specific eras.
==Usage==
Available in the Dashboard, People and Relationship category views, this Gramplet displays historical events that occurred within the lifespan of the active person.
It references lists which have the start year, end year, the Event descriptions and a URL about that Event.
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[[File:HistoricalContext-gramplet-options-523.png|thumb|right|350px450px|Configuration options dialog for version 0.2.26]]=== Configuration options ===
The View -> Configure... offers a variety of filtering options for the lists of Events.
