diff --git a/components/firebase/feeds.vue b/components/firebase/feeds.vue
index 89bd4c1fc..547a8cecd 100644
--- a/components/firebase/feeds.vue
+++ b/components/firebase/feeds.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <template>
   <virtual-list
-    v-if="fb.feedsInFeed.length !== 0"
+    v-if="fb.currentFeeds.length !== 0"
     class="virtual-list"
-    :class="{ filled: fb.feedsInFeed.length }"
+    :class="{ filled: fb.currentFeeds.length }"
     :size="56"
-    :remain="Math.min(8, fb.feedsInFeed.length)"
+    :remain="Math.min(8, fb.currentFeeds.length)"
   >
-    <ul v-for="feed in fb.feedsInFeed" :key="feed.id">
+    <ul v-for="feed in fb.currentFeeds" :key="feed.id">
       <div class="show-on-large-screen">
         <li>
           <input
diff --git a/components/firebase/inputform.vue b/components/firebase/inputform.vue
index 10f120df5..0eb0a9e62 100644
--- a/components/firebase/inputform.vue
+++ b/components/firebase/inputform.vue
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     formPost() {
-      fb.writeFeed(this.message, this.label);
+      fb.writeFeeds(this.message, this.label);
       this.message = null;
       this.label = null;
     }
diff --git a/components/history.vue b/components/history.vue
index 289f5586b..e186cd2ea 100644
--- a/components/history.vue
+++ b/components/history.vue
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ ol li {
 
 <script>
 import { findStatusGroup } from "../pages/index";
+import { fb } from "../functions/fb";
 
 const updateOnLocalStorage = (propertyName, property) =>
   window.localStorage.setItem(propertyName, JSON.stringify(property));
@@ -341,11 +342,11 @@ export default {
     VirtualList: () => import("vue-virtual-scroll-list")
   },
   data() {
-    const localStorageHistory = JSON.parse(
-      window.localStorage.getItem("history")
-    );
     return {
-      history: localStorageHistory || [],
+      history:
+        fb.currentUser !== null
+          ? fb.currentHistory
+          : JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem("history")) || [],
       filterText: "",
       showFilter: false,
       isClearingHistory: false,
@@ -359,6 +360,10 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     filteredHistory() {
+      this.history =
+        fb.currentUser !== null
+          ? fb.currentHistory
+          : JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem("history")) || [];
       return this.history.filter(entry => {
         const filterText = this.filterText.toLowerCase();
         return Object.keys(entry).some(key => {
@@ -371,6 +376,9 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     clearHistory() {
+      if (fb.currentUser !== null) {
+        fb.clearHistory();
+      }
       this.history = [];
       this.filterText = "";
       this.disableHistoryClearing();
@@ -391,6 +399,9 @@ export default {
       );
     },
     deleteHistory(entry) {
+      if (fb.currentUser !== null) {
+        fb.deleteHistory(entry);
+      }
       this.history.splice(this.history.indexOf(entry), 1);
       if (this.history.length === 0) {
         this.filterText = "";
diff --git a/functions/fb.js b/functions/fb.js
index 9de219aca..ff906994e 100644
--- a/functions/fb.js
+++ b/functions/fb.js
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ const usersCollection = firebase.firestore().collection("users");
 // the shared state object that any vue component
 // can get access to
 export const fb = {
-  feedsInFeed: [],
   currentUser: {},
+  currentFeeds: [],
   currentSettings: [],
-  writeFeed: async (message, label) => {
+  currentHistory: [],
+  writeFeeds: async (message, label) => {
     const dt = {
       createdOn: new Date(),
       author: fb.currentUser.uid,
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export const fb = {
       .collection("feeds")
       .doc(id)
       .delete()
-      .catch(e => console.error("error deleting", dt, e));
+      .catch(e => console.error("error deleting", id, e));
   },
   writeSettings: async (setting, value) => {
     const st = {
@@ -63,10 +64,39 @@ export const fb = {
       return usersCollection
         .doc(fb.currentUser.uid)
         .collection("settings")
-        .doc(setting).set(st);
+        .doc(setting)
+        .set(st);
     } catch (e) {
       return console.error("error updating", st, e);
     }
+  },
+  writeHistory: async entry => {
+    const hs = entry;
+    try {
+      return usersCollection
+        .doc(fb.currentUser.uid)
+        .collection("history")
+        .add(hs);
+    } catch (e) {
+      return console.error("error inserting", hs, e);
+    }
+  },
+  deleteHistory: entry => {
+    usersCollection
+      .doc(fb.currentUser.uid)
+      .collection("history")
+      .doc(entry.id)
+      .delete()
+      .catch(e => console.error("error deleting", entry, e));
+  },
+  clearHistory: () => {
+    usersCollection
+      .doc(fb.currentUser.uid)
+      .collection("history")
+      .get()
+      .then(({ docs }) => {
+        docs.forEach(e => fb.deleteHistory(e));
+      });
   }
 };
 
@@ -101,21 +131,34 @@ firebase.auth().onAuthStateChanged(user => {
           feed.id = doc.id;
           feeds.push(feed);
         });
-        fb.feedsInFeed = feeds;
+        fb.currentFeeds = feeds;
       });
 
-      usersCollection
-        .doc(fb.currentUser.uid)
-        .collection("settings")
-        .onSnapshot(settingsRef => {
-          const settings = [];
-          settingsRef.forEach(doc => {
-            const setting = doc.data();
-            setting.id = doc.id;
-            settings.push(setting);
-          });
-          fb.currentSettings = settings;
+    usersCollection
+      .doc(fb.currentUser.uid)
+      .collection("settings")
+      .onSnapshot(settingsRef => {
+        const settings = [];
+        settingsRef.forEach(doc => {
+          const setting = doc.data();
+          setting.id = doc.id;
+          settings.push(setting);
         });
+        fb.currentSettings = settings;
+      });
+
+    usersCollection
+      .doc(fb.currentUser.uid)
+      .collection("history")
+      .onSnapshot(historyRef => {
+        const history = [];
+        historyRef.forEach(doc => {
+          const entry = doc.data();
+          entry.id = doc.id;
+          history.push(entry);
+        });
+        fb.currentHistory = history;
+      });
   } else {
     fb.currentUser = null;
   }
diff --git a/layouts/default.vue b/layouts/default.vue
index 60e80d43c..15626a247 100644
--- a/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/layouts/default.vue
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ export default {
     },
 
     logout() {
+      fb.currentUser = null;
       firebase
         .auth()
         .signOut()
diff --git a/pages/index.vue b/pages/index.vue
index 31bacee7d..12845ead1 100644
--- a/pages/index.vue
+++ b/pages/index.vue
@@ -2129,6 +2129,11 @@ export default {
             star: false
           };
           this.$refs.historyComponent.addEntry(entry);
+          if (fb.currentUser !== null) {
+            if (fb.currentSettings[1].value) {
+              fb.writeHistory(entry);
+            }
+          }
         })();
       } catch (error) {
         console.error(error);
@@ -2150,6 +2155,11 @@ export default {
             preRequestScript: this.preRequestScript
           };
           this.$refs.historyComponent.addEntry(entry);
+          if (fb.currentUser !== null) {
+            if (fb.currentSettings[1].value) {
+              fb.writeHistory(entry);
+            }
+          }
           return;
         } else {
           this.response.status = error.message;
diff --git a/pages/settings.vue b/pages/settings.vue
index 920446d95..0bba79853 100644
--- a/pages/settings.vue
+++ b/pages/settings.vue
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ export default {
       this.$store.commit("postwoman/applySetting", [key, this.settings[key]]);
     },
     logout() {
+      fb.currentUser = null;
       firebase
         .auth()
         .signOut()