diff --git a/src/innoldb/examples/__init__.py b/examples/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/innoldb/examples/__init__.py
rename to examples/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/innoldb/examples/example_document_crud.py b/examples/example_document_crud.py
similarity index 96%
rename from src/innoldb/examples/example_document_crud.py
rename to examples/example_document_crud.py
index baa9a8c..68754e1 100644
--- a/src/innoldb/examples/example_document_crud.py
+++ b/examples/example_document_crud.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 if __name__=="__main__":
   
     # NOTE: Point `innoldb` to the Ledger from which you are reading/writing through the environment
-    os.environ['LEDGER'] = 'innolab'
+    # os.environ['LEDGER'] = 'innolab'
 
     # NOTE: Import needs to come after environment variable has been set!
     from innoldb.qldb import Document
diff --git a/src/innoldb/examples/example_histories.py b/examples/example_histories.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/innoldb/examples/example_histories.py
rename to examples/example_histories.py
diff --git a/src/innoldb/examples/example_queries.py b/examples/example_queries.py
similarity index 98%
rename from src/innoldb/examples/example_queries.py
rename to examples/example_queries.py
index e3c8787..d358c1a 100644
--- a/src/innoldb/examples/example_queries.py
+++ b/examples/example_queries.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 if __name__=="__main__":
 
     # NOTE: Point `innoldb` to the Ledger from which you are reading/writing through the environment
-    os.environ['LEDGER'] = 'innolab'
+    # os.environ['LEDGER'] = 'innolab'
 
     # NOTE: Import needs to come after environment variable has been set! The library will scan the environment
     #       on import and set the ledger. 
diff --git a/src/innoldb/examples/example_strands.py b/examples/example_strands.py
similarity index 96%
rename from src/innoldb/examples/example_strands.py
rename to examples/example_strands.py
index b088333..81ba3b0 100644
--- a/src/innoldb/examples/example_strands.py
+++ b/examples/example_strands.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 if __name__=="__main__":
 
     # NOTE: Point `innoldb` to the Ledger from which you are reading/writing through the environment
-    os.environ['LEDGER'] = 'schema'
+    # os.environ['LEDGER'] = 'schema'
 
     # NOTE: Import needs to come after environment variable has been set! The library will scan the environment
     #       on import and set the ledger. 
diff --git a/schemas/v1.0.0.json b/schemas/v1.0.0.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ef57341..0000000
--- a/schemas/v1.0.0.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "schema": {
-      "engine": "postgres",
-      "tables": [
-          {
-              "name": "test_table",
-              "columns": [
-                  {
-                    "name": "primary_key",
-                    "type": "uuid"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "name": "sample_field",
-                    "type": "str"
-                  }
-              ]
-          }
-      ]
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schemas/v1.0.1.json b/schemas/v1.0.1.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c2ba40..0000000
--- a/schemas/v1.0.1.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "schema": {
-      "engine": "postgres",
-      "tables": [
-          {
-              "name": "test_table",
-              "columns": [
-                  {
-                    "name": "primary_key",
-                    "type": "uuid"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "name": "sample_string",
-                    "type": "varchar"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "name": "sample_int",
-                    "type": "integer"
-                  }
-              ]
-          }
-      ]
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schemas/v1.0.2.json b/schemas/v1.0.2.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a5f274..0000000
--- a/schemas/v1.0.2.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "schema": {
-      "engine": "postgres",
-      "tables": [
-          {
-              "name": "test_table",
-              "columns": [
-                  {
-                    "name": "primary_key",
-                    "type": "uuid"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "name": "sample_string",
-                    "type": "varchar"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "name": "sample_int",
-                    "type": "integer"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "name": "sample_date",
-                    "type": "date"
-                  }
-              ]
-          }
-      ]
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/innoldb/examples/example_ion/__init__.py b/src/innoldb/examples/example_ion/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/innoldb/examples/example_ion/example_ion_loads.py b/src/innoldb/examples/example_ion/example_ion_loads.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a7ff6c..0000000
--- a/src/innoldb/examples/example_ion/example_ion_loads.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-from amazon.ion.json_encoder import IonToJSONEncoder
-from amazon.ion.simpleion import loads
-import json
-
-value = loads(
-    '{data: annot::{foo: null.string, bar: (2 + 2)}, time: 1969-07-20T20:18Z}')
-json_string = json.dumps(value, cls=IonToJSONEncoder)
-print(json_string)
diff --git a/src/innoldb/examples/example_schema_vc/__init__.py b/src/innoldb/examples/example_schema_vc/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/innoldb/examples/example_schema_vc/example_load_schemas.py b/src/innoldb/examples/example_schema_vc/example_load_schemas.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7384962..0000000
--- a/src/innoldb/examples/example_schema_vc/example_load_schemas.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import json
-import os
-from pprint import pprint
-
-EX_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-SCHEMA_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(EX_DIR))), 'schemas')
-VERSIONS= ['v1.0.0', 'v1.0.1', 'v1.0.2']
-
-if __name__=="__main__":
-
-    # NOTE: Point `innoldb` to the Ledger from which you are reading/writing through the environment
-    os.environ['LEDGER'] = 'schema'
-
-    # NOTE: Import needs to come after environment variable has been set! The library will scan the environment
-    #       on import and set the ledger. 
-    from innoldb.qldb import Document
-
-    doc_id = None
-    for version in VERSIONS:
-        with open(os.path.join(SCHEMA_DIR, f'{version}.json'), 'r') as infile:
-            schema = json.load(infile)
-        doc = Document('version_control', id = doc_id, snapshot=schema)
-        doc.save()
-        doc_id = doc.id
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/innoldb/qldb.py b/src/innoldb/qldb.py
index d3399f6..4fdd418 100644
--- a/src/innoldb/qldb.py
+++ b/src/innoldb/qldb.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def fields(self):
         :return: `innoldb.qldb.Document` fields
         :rtype: dict
         """
-        return {key: value for key, value in vars(self).items() if key not in ['table', 'driver', 'index', 'ledger', 'meta_id']}
+        return {key: value for key, value in vars(self).items() if key not in ['table', 'driver', 'index', 'ledger', 'meta_id', 'strands']}
 
     def save(self):
         """Save the current value of the `innoldb.qldb.Document` fields to the **QLDB** ledger table.