This article in the 1844 Anniversary JAE shows how teachers can help make the events of 1844 meaningful to their students. Using a 'living' timeline to mark major historic periods and people, from creation to the end of time, teachers can show the events in history leading up to 1844, and how relatively little time has passed since then. The author shares how, with a little creativity, this activity can help make Adventist history real for students.