diff --git a/Timeline/Annotation_Sequence.H b/Timeline/Annotation_Sequence.H
index 841c705..cb2dcc8 100644
--- a/Timeline/Annotation_Sequence.H
+++ b/Timeline/Annotation_Sequence.H
@@ -83,9 +83,15 @@ public:
 
     ~Annotation_Sequence ( )
         {
+            Loggable::block_start();
+
+            clear();
+
             log_destroy();
 
             track()->remove( this );
+
+            Loggable::block_end();
         }
 
     int handle ( int m )
diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C
index 7c2f2e3..0208b75 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C
@@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ Audio_Sequence::Audio_Sequence ( Track *track ) : Sequence( track )
 
 Audio_Sequence::~Audio_Sequence ( )
 {
+    Loggable::block_start();
+
+    clear();
+
     log_destroy();
 
     track()->remove( this );
+
+    Loggable::block_end();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Control_Sequence.C b/Timeline/Control_Sequence.C
index a4d91e3..fb7829c 100644
--- a/Timeline/Control_Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Control_Sequence.C
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ Control_Sequence::Control_Sequence ( Track *track ) : Sequence( 0 )
 
 Control_Sequence::~Control_Sequence ( )
 {
+
+    Loggable::block_start();
+
+    clear();
+
     log_destroy();
 
     engine->lock();
@@ -65,6 +70,8 @@ Control_Sequence::~Control_Sequence ( )
     delete _output;
 
     _output = NULL;
+
+    Loggable::block_end();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence.C b/Timeline/Sequence.C
index b1a6ba6..da6a6ff 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence.C
@@ -61,14 +61,9 @@ Sequence::init ( void )
 //    clear_visible_focus();
 }
 
-Sequence::~Sequence (  )
+void
+Sequence::clear ( void )
 {
-
-    DMESSAGE( "destroying sequence" );
-
-    if ( _name )
-        free( _name );
-
     for ( std::list <Sequence_Widget*>::iterator i = _widgets.begin();
           i != _widgets.end(); ++i )
     {
@@ -82,6 +77,17 @@ Sequence::~Sequence (  )
     _widgets.clear();
 }
 
+Sequence::~Sequence (  )
+{
+    DMESSAGE( "destroying sequence" );
+
+    if ( _name )
+        free( _name );
+
+    if ( _widgets.size() )
+        FATAL( "programming error: leaf destructor must call Sequence::clear()!" );
+}
+
 nframes_t
 Sequence::x_to_offset ( int X )
 {
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence.H b/Timeline/Sequence.H
index 66e9d0b..ae6852a 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence.H
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence.H
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
         }
 
     void sort ( void );
+    void clear ( void );
 
     nframes_t next ( nframes_t from ) const;
     nframes_t prev ( nframes_t from ) const;
diff --git a/Timeline/Track.C b/Timeline/Track.C
index 2b0fc44..47d0ea8 100644
--- a/Timeline/Track.C
+++ b/Timeline/Track.C
@@ -247,6 +247,14 @@ Track::Track ( const char *L, int channels ) :
 
 Track::~Track ( )
 {
+    Loggable::block_start();
+
+    takes = NULL;
+    control = NULL;
+    annotation = NULL;
+
+    Fl_Group::clear();
+
     log_destroy();
 
     timeline->remove_track( this );
@@ -256,12 +264,11 @@ Track::~Track ( )
     configure_outputs( 0 );
 
     _sequence = NULL;
-    takes = NULL;
-    control = NULL;
-    annotation = NULL;
 
     if ( _name )
         free( _name );
+
+    Loggable::block_end();
 }