diff --git a/examples/1-presidents.elm b/examples/1-presidents.elm
index f4837d8..fe35294 100644
--- a/examples/1-presidents.elm
+++ b/examples/1-presidents.elm
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-import Html exposing (Html, div, h1, input, text)
-import Html.Attributes exposing (placeholder)
-import Html.Events exposing (onInput)
+port module Main exposing (main)
+
+import Json.Decode as JD
+import Json.Encode as JE
+import Html exposing (Html, div, h1, input, text, button)
+import Html.Attributes exposing (placeholder, value, style)
+import Html.Events exposing (onInput, onClick)
 import Table
 
 
@@ -10,7 +14,7 @@ main =
     { init = init presidents
     , update = update
     , view = view
-    , subscriptions = \_ -> Sub.none
+    , subscriptions = subscriptions
     }
 
 
@@ -24,19 +28,38 @@ type alias Model =
   , query : String
   }
 
+type alias Stored =
+  { tableState : Table.State
+  , query : String
+  }
 
 init : List Person -> ( Model, Cmd Msg )
 init people =
-  let
-    model =
-      { people = people
-      , tableState = Table.initialSort "Year"
-      , query = ""
-      }
-  in
-    ( model, Cmd.none )
+  ( initModel people
+  , getStorage () 
+  )
+
+initModel : List Person -> Model
+initModel people =
+  { people = people
+  , tableState = Table.initialSort "Year"
+  , query = ""
+  }
 
 
+toStore : Model -> Stored
+toStore { tableState, query } =
+  { tableState = tableState
+  , query = query
+  }
+
+fromStore : Stored -> Model
+fromStore { tableState, query } =
+  { people = []
+  , tableState = tableState
+  , query = query
+  }
+
 
 -- UPDATE
 
@@ -44,21 +67,89 @@ init people =
 type Msg
   = SetQuery String
   | SetTableState Table.State
-
+  | Load (Result String Stored)
+  | Reset
+  | NoOp
 
 update : Msg -> Model -> ( Model, Cmd Msg )
 update msg model =
   case msg of
     SetQuery newQuery ->
-      ( { model | query = newQuery }
-      , Cmd.none
-      )
+      store
+        ( { model | query = newQuery }
+        , Cmd.none
+        )
 
     SetTableState newState ->
-      ( { model | tableState = newState }
+      store
+        ( { model | tableState = newState }
+        , Cmd.none
+        )
+
+    Load (Ok { tableState, query }) ->
+      ( { model | tableState = tableState, query = query }
       , Cmd.none
       )
 
+    Load (Err _) ->
+      update NoOp model
+
+    Reset ->
+      store (initModel presidents, Cmd.none)
+
+    NoOp ->
+      (model, Cmd.none)
+
+
+
+-- PERSISTENCE
+
+store : (Model, Cmd Msg) -> (Model, Cmd Msg)
+store (model, cmd) =
+  ( model
+  , Cmd.batch
+      [ putStorage (encode model)
+      , cmd
+      ]
+  )
+
+port putStorage : JE.Value -> Cmd msg
+
+port getStorage : () -> Cmd msg
+
+port fromStorage : (JD.Value -> msg) -> Sub msg
+
+subscriptions : Model -> Sub Msg
+subscriptions model =
+  fromStorage (msgFromStorage (toStore model))
+
+msgFromStorage : Stored -> JD.Value -> Msg
+msgFromStorage default value =
+  value 
+    |> JD.decodeValue (decodeRaw default)
+    |> Load
+
+decodeRaw : Stored -> JD.Decoder Stored
+decodeRaw default =
+  JD.nullable decodeStored
+    |> JD.map (Maybe.withDefault default)
+
+decodeStored : JD.Decoder Stored
+decodeStored =
+  JD.map2 Stored
+    (JD.field "tableState" Table.decode)
+    (JD.field "query" JD.string)
+
+encode : Model -> JE.Value
+encode model =
+  encodeStored (toStore model)
+    
+encodeStored : Stored -> JE.Value
+encodeStored { tableState, query } =
+  JE.object
+    [ ("tableState", Table.encode tableState)
+    , ("query", JE.string query)
+    ]
 
 
 -- VIEW
@@ -75,7 +166,10 @@ view { people, tableState, query } =
   in
     div []
       [ h1 [] [ text "Birthplaces of U.S. Presidents" ]
-      , input [ placeholder "Search by Name", onInput SetQuery ] []
+      , div [ style [("display", "inline-block")] ]
+         [ input [ placeholder "Search by Name", onInput SetQuery, value query ] []
+         , button [ onClick Reset ] [ text "Reset" ]
+         ]
       , Table.view config tableState acceptablePeople
       ]
 
diff --git a/examples/elm-package.json b/examples/elm-package.json
index 6e91c68..69d78a7 100644
--- a/examples/elm-package.json
+++ b/examples/elm-package.json
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
     "repository": "https://github.com/user/project.git",
     "license": "BSD3",
     "source-directories": [
-        "."
+        ".", "../src"
     ],
     "exposed-modules": [],
     "dependencies": {
         "elm-lang/core": "5.0.0 <= v < 6.0.0",
-        "elm-lang/html": "2.0.0 <= v < 3.0.0",
-        "evancz/elm-sortable-table": "1.0.1 <= v < 2.0.0"
+        "elm-lang/html": "2.0.0 <= v < 3.0.0"
     },
     "elm-version": "0.18.0 <= v < 0.19.0"
 }
diff --git a/examples/index.html b/examples/index.html
index b9e5ec9..71074df 100644
--- a/examples/index.html
+++ b/examples/index.html
@@ -9,7 +9,27 @@
 </head>
 
 <body>
-	<script type="text/javascript">Elm.Main.fullscreen();</script>
 </body>
 
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    var key = "model";
+    var app = Elm.Main.fullscreen();
+    if (app.ports !== undefined) {
+        if (app.ports.putStorage !== undefined) {
+            app.ports.putStorage.subscribe( function(json) {
+                window.localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(json))
+            });
+        }
+        if (app.ports.getStorage !== undefined  &&
+            app.ports.fromStorage !== undefined
+           ) {
+               app.ports.getStorage.subscribe( function() {
+                   app.ports.fromStorage.send(
+                       JSON.parse( window.localStorage.getItem(key) )
+                   )
+               });
+        }
+    }
+</script>
+
+</html>
diff --git a/src/Table.elm b/src/Table.elm
index cf8153c..6dff647 100644
--- a/src/Table.elm
+++ b/src/Table.elm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module Table exposing
   , increasingOrDecreasingBy, decreasingOrIncreasingBy
   , Config, customConfig
   , Customizations, HtmlDetails, Status(..), defaultCustomizations
+  , encode, decode
   )
 
 {-|
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ import Html.Events as E
 import Html.Keyed as Keyed
 import Html.Lazy exposing (lazy2, lazy3)
 import Json.Decode as Json
-
+import Json.Encode as Encode
 
 
 -- STATE
@@ -619,3 +620,20 @@ sort by best time by default, but also see the other order.
 increasingOrDecreasingBy : (data -> comparable) -> Sorter data
 increasingOrDecreasingBy toComparable =
   IncOrDec (List.sortBy toComparable)
+
+
+-- SERIALIZATION
+
+encode : State -> Encode.Value
+encode (State colname isReversed) =
+  Encode.list
+    [ Encode.string colname
+    , Encode.bool isReversed
+    ]
+
+decode : Json.Decoder State
+decode =
+  Json.map2 State
+    (Json.index 0 Json.string)
+    (Json.index 1 Json.bool)
+