diff --git a/src/accountant.rs b/src/accountant.rs
index 69966c49de..ebaec39c4d 100644
--- a/src/accountant.rs
+++ b/src/accountant.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl Accountant {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use event::{generate_keypair, get_pubkey};
-    use historian::ExitReason;
+    use logger::ExitReason;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_accountant() {
diff --git a/src/historian.rs b/src/historian.rs
index f66790a4b9..6011bddcdd 100644
--- a/src/historian.rs
+++ b/src/historian.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 //! The `historian` crate provides a microservice for generating a Proof-of-History.
-//! It logs Event items on behalf of its users. It continuously generates
-//! new hashes, only stopping to check if it has been sent an Event item. It
-//! tags each Event with an Entry and sends it back. The Entry includes the
-//! Event, the latest hash, and the number of hashes since the last event.
-//! The resulting stream of entries represents ordered events in time.
+//! It manages a thread containing a Proof-of-History Logger.
 
 use std::thread::JoinHandle;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, SyncSender};
-use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
-use log::{hash, hash_event, Entry, Sha256Hash};
-use event::{get_signature, verify_event, Event, Signature};
+use std::time::Instant;
+use log::{hash, Entry, Sha256Hash};
+use logger::{verify_event_and_reserve_signature, ExitReason, Logger};
+use event::{Event, Signature};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
@@ -21,98 +18,6 @@ pub struct Historian<T> {
     pub signatures: HashSet<Signature>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum ExitReason {
-    RecvDisconnected,
-    SendDisconnected,
-}
-
-pub struct Logger<T> {
-    pub sender: SyncSender<Entry<T>>,
-    pub receiver: Receiver<Event<T>>,
-    pub end_hash: Sha256Hash,
-    pub num_hashes: u64,
-    pub num_ticks: u64,
-}
-
-fn verify_event_and_reserve_signature<T: Serialize>(
-    signatures: &mut HashSet<Signature>,
-    event: &Event<T>,
-) -> bool {
-    if !verify_event(&event) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    if let Some(sig) = get_signature(&event) {
-        if signatures.contains(&sig) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        signatures.insert(sig);
-    }
-    true
-}
-
-impl<T: Serialize + Clone + Debug> Logger<T> {
-    fn new(
-        receiver: Receiver<Event<T>>,
-        sender: SyncSender<Entry<T>>,
-        start_hash: Sha256Hash,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Logger {
-            receiver,
-            sender,
-            end_hash: start_hash,
-            num_hashes: 0,
-            num_ticks: 0,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn log_event(&mut self, event: Event<T>) -> Result<(), (Entry<T>, ExitReason)> {
-        self.end_hash = hash_event(&self.end_hash, &event);
-        let entry = Entry {
-            end_hash: self.end_hash,
-            num_hashes: self.num_hashes,
-            event,
-        };
-        if let Err(_) = self.sender.send(entry.clone()) {
-            return Err((entry, ExitReason::SendDisconnected));
-        }
-        self.num_hashes = 0;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn log_events(
-        &mut self,
-        epoch: Instant,
-        ms_per_tick: Option<u64>,
-    ) -> Result<(), (Entry<T>, ExitReason)> {
-        use std::sync::mpsc::TryRecvError;
-        loop {
-            if let Some(ms) = ms_per_tick {
-                if epoch.elapsed() > Duration::from_millis((self.num_ticks + 1) * ms) {
-                    self.log_event(Event::Tick)?;
-                    self.num_ticks += 1;
-                }
-            }
-            match self.receiver.try_recv() {
-                Ok(event) => {
-                    self.log_event(event)?;
-                }
-                Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => {
-                    return Ok(());
-                }
-                Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => {
-                    let entry = Entry {
-                        end_hash: self.end_hash,
-                        num_hashes: self.num_hashes,
-                        event: Event::Tick,
-                    };
-                    return Err((entry, ExitReason::RecvDisconnected));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// A background thread that will continue tagging received Event messages and
 /// sending back Entry messages until either the receiver or sender channel is closed.
 pub fn create_logger<T: 'static + Serialize + Clone + Debug + Send>(
@@ -215,26 +120,4 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(entries.len() > 1);
         assert!(verify_slice(&entries, &zero));
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_bad_event_signature() {
-        let keypair = generate_keypair();
-        let sig = sign_claim_data(&hash(b"hello, world"), &keypair);
-        let event0 = Event::new_claim(get_pubkey(&keypair), hash(b"goodbye cruel world"), sig);
-        let mut sigs = HashSet::new();
-        assert!(!verify_event_and_reserve_signature(&mut sigs, &event0));
-        assert!(!sigs.contains(&sig));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_duplicate_event_signature() {
-        let keypair = generate_keypair();
-        let to = get_pubkey(&keypair);
-        let data = &hash(b"hello, world");
-        let sig = sign_claim_data(data, &keypair);
-        let event0 = Event::new_claim(to, data, sig);
-        let mut sigs = HashSet::new();
-        assert!(verify_event_and_reserve_signature(&mut sigs, &event0));
-        assert!(!verify_event_and_reserve_signature(&mut sigs, &event0));
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 851262000a..588c798493 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #![cfg_attr(feature = "unstable", feature(test))]
 pub mod log;
+pub mod logger;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod historian;
 pub mod accountant;
diff --git a/src/logger.rs b/src/logger.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce8040711c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logger.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+//! The `logger` crate provides an object for generating a Proof-of-History.
+//! It logs Event items on behalf of its users. It continuously generates
+//! new hashes, only stopping to check if it has been sent an Event item. It
+//! tags each Event with an Entry and sends it back. The Entry includes the
+//! Event, the latest hash, and the number of hashes since the last event.
+//! The resulting stream of entries represents ordered events in time.
+
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, SyncSender};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use log::{hash_event, Entry, Sha256Hash};
+use event::{get_signature, verify_event, Event, Signature};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum ExitReason {
+    RecvDisconnected,
+    SendDisconnected,
+}
+
+pub struct Logger<T> {
+    pub sender: SyncSender<Entry<T>>,
+    pub receiver: Receiver<Event<T>>,
+    pub end_hash: Sha256Hash,
+    pub num_hashes: u64,
+    pub num_ticks: u64,
+}
+
+pub fn verify_event_and_reserve_signature<T: Serialize>(
+    signatures: &mut HashSet<Signature>,
+    event: &Event<T>,
+) -> bool {
+    if !verify_event(&event) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if let Some(sig) = get_signature(&event) {
+        if signatures.contains(&sig) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        signatures.insert(sig);
+    }
+    true
+}
+
+impl<T: Serialize + Clone + Debug> Logger<T> {
+    pub fn new(
+        receiver: Receiver<Event<T>>,
+        sender: SyncSender<Entry<T>>,
+        start_hash: Sha256Hash,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Logger {
+            receiver,
+            sender,
+            end_hash: start_hash,
+            num_hashes: 0,
+            num_ticks: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn log_event(&mut self, event: Event<T>) -> Result<(), (Entry<T>, ExitReason)> {
+        self.end_hash = hash_event(&self.end_hash, &event);
+        let entry = Entry {
+            end_hash: self.end_hash,
+            num_hashes: self.num_hashes,
+            event,
+        };
+        if let Err(_) = self.sender.send(entry.clone()) {
+            return Err((entry, ExitReason::SendDisconnected));
+        }
+        self.num_hashes = 0;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn log_events(
+        &mut self,
+        epoch: Instant,
+        ms_per_tick: Option<u64>,
+    ) -> Result<(), (Entry<T>, ExitReason)> {
+        use std::sync::mpsc::TryRecvError;
+        loop {
+            if let Some(ms) = ms_per_tick {
+                if epoch.elapsed() > Duration::from_millis((self.num_ticks + 1) * ms) {
+                    self.log_event(Event::Tick)?;
+                    self.num_ticks += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            match self.receiver.try_recv() {
+                Ok(event) => {
+                    self.log_event(event)?;
+                }
+                Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+                Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => {
+                    let entry = Entry {
+                        end_hash: self.end_hash,
+                        num_hashes: self.num_hashes,
+                        event: Event::Tick,
+                    };
+                    return Err((entry, ExitReason::RecvDisconnected));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use log::*;
+    use event::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bad_event_signature() {
+        let keypair = generate_keypair();
+        let sig = sign_claim_data(&hash(b"hello, world"), &keypair);
+        let event0 = Event::new_claim(get_pubkey(&keypair), hash(b"goodbye cruel world"), sig);
+        let mut sigs = HashSet::new();
+        assert!(!verify_event_and_reserve_signature(&mut sigs, &event0));
+        assert!(!sigs.contains(&sig));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_duplicate_event_signature() {
+        let keypair = generate_keypair();
+        let to = get_pubkey(&keypair);
+        let data = &hash(b"hello, world");
+        let sig = sign_claim_data(data, &keypair);
+        let event0 = Event::new_claim(to, data, sig);
+        let mut sigs = HashSet::new();
+        assert!(verify_event_and_reserve_signature(&mut sigs, &event0));
+        assert!(!verify_event_and_reserve_signature(&mut sigs, &event0));
+    }
+}