chronological record; annals
A record of events arranged in chronological order, often used for personal histories, institutional histories, or historical timelines.
I compiled my grandfather's chronological record and preserved our family history.
This chronological record lists the major events since the company's founding.
After his death, his students compiled a chronology of his life.
Researchers compiled a chronology of the writer's life.
According to the chronology, he went to America at the age of twenty.