diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/abstractor/abstractor.js b/app/assets/javascripts/abstractor/abstractor.js
index e8c58af..a1bb7ed 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/abstractor/abstractor.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/abstractor/abstractor.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Abstractor.AbstractionUI = function(){
         altFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
         dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
         changeMonth: true,
-        changeYear: true
+        changeYear: true,
+        yearRange: "-100:+0"
       });
     });
     parent_div.addClass('highlighted');