diff --git a/pixelocr/glyphdb.py b/pixelocr/glyphdb.py
index 1dd5776..37bb3e6 100644
--- a/pixelocr/glyphdb.py
+++ b/pixelocr/glyphdb.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import pickle
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from datetime import datetime
 from os import path
 
 from .utils import cached_property
@@ -23,12 +24,13 @@ from .image import Image
 
 
 class GlyphData(object):
-    def __init__(self, image_data, elevation, text, bold=False, italic=False):
+    def __init__(self, image_data, elevation, text, bold=False, italic=False, date_added=None):
         self.image_data = image_data
         self.elevation = elevation
         self.text = text
         self.bold = bold
         self.italic = italic
+        self.date_added = datetime.now() if date_added is None else date_added
 
     @classmethod
     def from_glyph(cls, glyph, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ class GlyphData(object):
             self.text,
             self.bold,
             self.italic,
+            self.date_added,
         )
 
     @classmethod