diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index 83450ed1..c247c496 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::globals::GLOBALS;
 use dashmap::{DashMap, DashSet};
 use nostr_types::{Event, Id};
+use tokio::task;
 
 pub struct Events {
     events: DashMap<Id, Event>,
@@ -27,6 +30,35 @@ impl Events {
         self.events.get(id).map(|e| e.value().to_owned())
     }
 
+    /// Get the event from memory, and also try the database
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub async fn get_local(&self, id: Id) -> Result<Option<Event>, Error> {
+        if let Some(e) = self.get(&id) {
+            return Ok(Some(e));
+        }
+
+        if let Some(event) = task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            let maybe_db = GLOBALS.db.blocking_lock();
+            let db = maybe_db.as_ref().unwrap();
+            let mut stmt = db.prepare("SELECT raw FROM event WHERE id=?")?;
+            stmt.raw_bind_parameter(1, id.as_hex_string())?;
+            let mut rows = stmt.raw_query();
+            if let Some(row) = rows.next()? {
+                let s: String = row.get(0)?;
+                Ok(Some(serde_json::from_str(&s)?))
+            } else {
+                Ok::<Option<Event>, Error>(None)
+            }
+        })
+        .await??
+        {
+            self.insert(event.clone());
+            Ok(Some(event))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn is_new(&self, id: &Id) -> bool {
         self.new_events.contains(id)
     }