diff --git a/src/model.js b/src/model.js
index 1651559d..5a9a848a 100644
--- a/src/model.js
+++ b/src/model.js
@@ -256,12 +256,13 @@ my.Dataset = Backbone.Model.extend({
   //
   // Get a simple html summary of a Dataset record in form of key/value list
   recordSummary: function(record) {
-    var html = '';
+    var html = '<div class="recline-record-summary">';
     this.fields.each(function(field) { 
       if (field.id != 'id') {
-        html += '<div><strong span="key">' + field.get('label') + '</strong>: ' + record.getFieldValue(field) + '</div>';
+        html += '<div class="' + field.id + '"><strong>' + field.get('label') + '</strong>: ' + record.getFieldValue(field) + '</div>';
       }
     });
+    html += '</div>';
     return html;
   },
 
diff --git a/src/view.timeline.js b/src/view.timeline.js
index d5e862bd..4dea2c32 100644
--- a/src/view.timeline.js
+++ b/src/view.timeline.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ my.Timeline = Backbone.View.extend({
         "startDate": start,
         "endDate": end,
         "headline": String(record.get('title') || ''),
-        "text": record.get('description') || record.summary()
+        "text": record.get('description') || this.model.recordSummary(record)
       };
       return tlEntry;
     } else {
diff --git a/test/view.timeline.test.js b/test/view.timeline.test.js
index 2545340b..416d4eb3 100644
--- a/test/view.timeline.test.js
+++ b/test/view.timeline.test.js
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ test('extract dates and timelineJSON', function () {
             'startDate': new Date('2012-03-20'),
             'endDate': null,
             'headline': '1',
-            'text': '<div><strong>Date</strong>: 2012-03-20</div><div><strong>title</strong>: 1</div>'
+            'text': '<div class="recline-record-summary"><div class="Date"><strong>Date</strong>: 2012-03-20</div><div class="title"><strong>title</strong>: 1</div></div>'
           },
           {
             'startDate': new Date('2012-03-25'),
             'endDate': null,
             'headline': '2',
-            'text': '<div><strong>Date</strong>: 2012-03-25</div><div><strong>title</strong>: 2</div>'
+            'text': '<div class="recline-record-summary"><div class="Date"><strong>Date</strong>: 2012-03-25</div><div class="title"><strong>title</strong>: 2</div></div>'
           }
         ]
       }