diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3c04fd4..4b85df9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ checksum = "8fcfdc7a0362c9f4444381a9e697c79d435fe65b52a37466fc2c1184cee9edc6"
 name = "fitnesstrax"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "emseries",
  "ft-core",
  "gio",
  "glib",
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/Cargo.toml b/fitnesstrax/app/Cargo.toml
index 005fc16..470ecea 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 adw             = { version = "0.5", package = "libadwaita", features = [ "v1_2" ] }
+emseries        = { path = "../../emseries" }
 ft-core         = { path = "../core" }
 gio             = { version = "0.18" }
 glib            = { version = "0.18" }
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs b/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs
index 1a431a6..67e02a9 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,31 @@
 use adw::prelude::*;
+use emseries::Series;
+use ft_core::TraxRecord;
 use gio::resources_lookup_data;
 use glib::Object;
 use gtk::{prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*, STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_USER};
-use std::env;
+use std::{
+    env,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+};
 
 const APP_ID_DEV: &str = "com.luminescent-dreams.fitnesstrax.dev";
 const APP_ID_PROD: &str = "com.luminescent-dreams.fitnesstrax";
 
 const RESOURCE_BASE_PATH: &str = "/com/luminescent-dreams/fitnesstrax/";
 
-struct AppState {}
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct App {
+    database: Arc<RwLock<Option<Series<TraxRecord>>>>,
+}
+
+impl App {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            database: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 pub struct NoDatabaseViewPrivate {}
 
@@ -44,6 +60,39 @@ impl NoDatabaseView {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct HistoricalViewPrivate {}
+
+#[glib::object_subclass]
+impl ObjectSubclass for HistoricalViewPrivate {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "HistoricalView";
+    type Type = HistoricalView;
+    type ParentType = gtk::Box;
+
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+}
+
+impl ObjectImpl for HistoricalViewPrivate {}
+impl WidgetImpl for HistoricalViewPrivate {}
+impl BoxImpl for HistoricalViewPrivate {}
+
+glib::wrapper! {
+    pub struct HistoricalView(ObjectSubclass<HistoricalViewPrivate>) @extends gtk::Box, gtk::Widget;
+}
+
+impl HistoricalView {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let s: Self = Object::builder().build();
+
+        let label = gtk::Label::builder()
+            .label("Database has been configured and now it is time to show data")
+            .build();
+        s.append(&label);
+        s
+    }
+}
+
 // window setup...
 // main window with all of its layout
 // modals that overlay atop the main window and capture focus
@@ -62,15 +111,17 @@ impl NoDatabaseView {
 
 enum MainView {
     NoDatabase(NoDatabaseView),
+    HistoricalView(HistoricalView),
 }
 
 struct AppWindow {
+    app: App,
     window: adw::ApplicationWindow,
     current_view: MainView,
 }
 
 impl AppWindow {
-    fn new(app: &adw::Application) -> AppWindow {
+    fn new(adw_app: &adw::Application, app: App) -> AppWindow {
         let stylesheet = String::from_utf8(
             resources_lookup_data(
                 &format!("{}style.css", RESOURCE_BASE_PATH),
@@ -85,7 +136,7 @@ impl AppWindow {
         provider.load_from_data(&stylesheet);
 
         let window = adw::ApplicationWindow::builder()
-            .application(app)
+            .application(adw_app)
             .width_request(800)
             .height_request(600)
             .build();
@@ -95,13 +146,18 @@ impl AppWindow {
 
         window.present();
 
-        let current_view = {
+        let current_view = if app.database.read().unwrap().is_none() {
             let view = NoDatabaseView::new();
             window.set_content(Some(&view));
             MainView::NoDatabase(view)
+        } else {
+            let view = HistoricalView::new();
+            window.set_content(Some(&view));
+            MainView::HistoricalView(view)
         };
 
         Self {
+            app,
             window,
             current_view,
         }
@@ -126,11 +182,13 @@ fn main() {
 
     println!("database path: {}", settings.string("series-path"));
 
-    let app = adw::Application::builder()
+    let adw_app = adw::Application::builder()
         .application_id(app_id)
         .resource_base_path(RESOURCE_BASE_PATH)
         .build();
 
+    let app = App::new();
+
     /*
     let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
         .enable_all()
@@ -138,15 +196,15 @@ fn main() {
         .unwrap();
         */
 
-    let app = adw::Application::builder()
+    let adw_app = adw::Application::builder()
         .application_id(app_id)
         .resource_base_path(RESOURCE_BASE_PATH)
         .build();
 
-    app.connect_activate(move |app| {
-        AppWindow::new(app);
+    adw_app.connect_activate(move |adw_app| {
+        AppWindow::new(adw_app, app.clone());
     });
 
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
-    ApplicationExtManual::run_with_args(&app, &args);
+    ApplicationExtManual::run_with_args(&adw_app, &args);
 }
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/core/src/lib.rs b/fitnesstrax/core/src/lib.rs
index b591639..9d7103a 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ use emseries::DateTimeTz;
 
 mod legacy;
 mod types;
+pub use types::TraxRecord;