diff --git a/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive.ts b/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive.ts
index 2055f13f..b8233211 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { api } from '$lib/api/api';
 
 import { db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj } from '$lib/ae_core/core__idb_dexie';
 import { db_archives } from '$lib/ae_archives/db_archives';
+import type { ae_Archive } from '$lib/types/ae_types';
 
 import { load_ae_obj_li__archive_content } from '$lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive_content';
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__archive({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Archive | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(`*** load_ae_obj_id__archive() *** archive_id=${archive_id}`);
     }
@@ -123,11 +124,10 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_li__archive({
     view?: string;
     limit?: number;
     offset?: number;
-    order_by_li?: Record<string, 'ASC' | 'DESC'>;
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Archive[]> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(
             `*** load_ae_obj_li__archive() *** for_obj_type=${for_obj_type} for_obj_id=${for_obj_id}`
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export async function create_ae_obj__archive({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Archive | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(`*** create_ae_obj__archive() *** account_id=${account_id}`);
     }
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export async function update_ae_obj__archive({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Archive | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(`*** update_ae_obj__archive() *** archive_id=${archive_id}`, data_kv);
     }
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export async function qry__archive({
     offset?: number;
     order_by_li?: Record<string, 'ASC' | 'DESC'>;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Archive[]> {
     const search_query: any = { and: [] };
 
     if (account_id) {
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive_content.ts b/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive_content.ts
index 22573b58..cdc0541e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive_content.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive_content.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { api } from '$lib/api/api';
 
 import { db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj } from '$lib/ae_core/core__idb_dexie';
 import { db_archives } from '$lib/ae_archives/db_archives';
+import type { ae_ArchiveContent } from '$lib/types/ae_types';
 
 const ae_promises: key_val = {};
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__archive_content({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_ArchiveContent | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(
             `*** load_ae_obj_id__archive_content() *** archive_content_id=${archive_content_id}`
@@ -95,11 +96,10 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_li__archive_content({
     view?: string;
     limit?: number;
     offset?: number;
-    order_by_li?: Record<string, 'ASC' | 'DESC'>;
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_ArchiveContent[]> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(
             `*** load_ae_obj_li__archive_content() *** for_obj_type=${for_obj_type} for_obj_id=${for_obj_id}`
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export async function create_ae_obj__archive_content({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_ArchiveContent | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(`*** create_ae_obj__archive_content() *** archive_id=${archive_id}`);
     }
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export async function update_ae_obj__archive_content({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_ArchiveContent | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(
             `*** update_ae_obj__archive_content() *** archive_content_id=${archive_content_id}`,
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_core/core__data_store.ts b/src/lib/ae_core/core__data_store.ts
index 98ce93a5..5eb5ba56 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_core/core__data_store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_core/core__data_store.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,7 @@
 import { browser } from '$app/environment';
 import type { key_val } from '$lib/stores/ae_stores';
 import { api } from '$lib/api/api';
-
-export interface Data_Store {
-    id: string;
-    account_id: string;
-    code: string;
-    name: string;
-    type: string;
-    for_type?: string | null;
-    for_id?: string | null;
-    access_read?: string | null;
-    access_write?: string | null;
-    access_delete?: string | null;
-    html?: string | null;
-    json?: key_val | null;
-    md?: string | null;
-    text?: string | null;
-    updated_on?: string | null;
-    chk_account_id?: string;
-    loaded_on?: string;
-}
+import type { ae_DataStore } from '$lib/types/ae_types';
 
 /**
  * Fetches a data_store object by its unique code.
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_core/core__hosted_files.ts b/src/lib/ae_core/core__hosted_files.ts
index 035d38fa..a7d10109 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_core/core__hosted_files.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_core/core__hosted_files.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { key_val } from '$lib/stores/ae_stores';
 import { api } from '$lib/api/api';
 
 import { db_core } from '$lib/ae_core/db_core';
+import type { ae_HostedFile } from '$lib/types/ae_types';
 
 const ae_promises: key_val = {};
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__hosted_file({
     hosted_file_id: string;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_HostedFile | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(`*** load_ae_obj_id__hosted_file() *** hosted_file_id=${hosted_file_id}`);
     }
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_li__hosted_file({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_HostedFile[]> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(
             `*** load_ae_obj_li__hosted_file() *** for_obj_type=${for_obj_type} for_obj_id=${for_obj_id}`
diff --git a/src/lib/types/ae_types.ts b/src/lib/types/ae_types.ts
index 8aebe6b1..8f423793 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/ae_types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/ae_types.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ export interface ae_Journal extends ae_BaseObj {
     journal_id_random: string;
     account_id: string;
     account_id_random: string;
+    
+    journal_entry_count?: number;
+    file_count?: number;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -475,3 +478,135 @@ export interface ae_EventTrack extends ae_BaseObj {
     start_datetime?: string | Date;
     end_datetime?: string | Date;
 }
+
+/**
+ * HostedFile - A file stored on the system
+ */
+export interface ae_HostedFile extends ae_BaseObj {
+    hosted_file_id: string;
+    hosted_file_id_random: string;
+    account_id: string;
+    account_id_random: string;
+    
+    hash_sha256?: string;
+    subdirectory_path?: string;
+    filename?: string;
+    extension?: string;
+    mimetype?: string;
+    size?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * HostedFileLink - A many-to-many link between objects and files
+ */
+export interface ae_HostedFileLink {
+    id: string;
+    account_id_random: string;
+    hosted_file_id_random: string;
+    link_to_type: string;
+    link_to_id_random: string;
+    
+    created_on: string | Date;
+    updated_on: string | Date;
+}
+
+/**
+ * DataStore - Generic JSON/Text storage
+ */
+export interface ae_DataStore extends ae_BaseObj {
+    data_store_id: string;
+    data_store_id_random: string;
+    account_id: string;
+    account_id_random: string;
+    
+    for_type?: string;
+    for_id_random?: string;
+    
+    type?: string;
+    json_str?: any;
+    text?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Post - A message board entry
+ */
+export interface ae_Post extends ae_BaseObj {
+    post_id: string;
+    post_id_random: string;
+    account_id: string;
+    account_id_random: string;
+    
+    title: string;
+    content: string;
+    type?: string;
+    
+    anonymous: boolean;
+    full_name?: string;
+    email?: string;
+    
+    post_comment_count?: number;
+    approve?: boolean;
+    ready?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * PostComment - A reply to a post
+ */
+export interface ae_PostComment extends ae_BaseObj {
+    post_comment_id: string;
+    post_comment_id_random: string;
+    post_id_random: string;
+    
+    content: string;
+    anonymous: boolean;
+    full_name?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Page - A custom CMS page
+ */
+export interface ae_Page extends ae_BaseObj {
+    page_id: string;
+    page_id_random: string;
+    account_id: string;
+    account_id_random: string;
+    
+    alias: string;
+    title: string;
+    body: string;
+    authentication_required: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Archive - A collection of archival content
+ */
+export interface ae_Archive extends ae_BaseObj {
+    archive_id: string;
+    archive_id_random: string;
+    account_id: string;
+    account_id_random: string;
+    
+    archive_type?: string;
+    content_html?: string;
+    
+    original_datetime?: string | Date;
+    original_location?: string;
+    
+    archive_content_count?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ArchiveContent - A discrete item within an archive
+ */
+export interface ae_ArchiveContent extends ae_BaseObj {
+    archive_content_id: string;
+    archive_content_id_random: string;
+    archive_id_random: string;
+    
+    archive_content_type?: string;
+    content_html?: string;
+    url?: string;
+    
+    hosted_file_id_random?: string;
+    filename?: string;
+}
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