diff --git a/golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/keeper/keeper.go b/golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/keeper/keeper.go
index d9858aa2dded..b9e7e3c546b4 100644
--- a/golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package keeper
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -11,6 +13,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk/golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/types"
 )
 
+// StreamCell is an envelope representing a sequence of values written at a path in a single block.
+// It is persisted to storage as a { "height": "<digits>", "values": ["...", ...] } JSON text
+// that off-chain consumers rely upon.
+type StreamCell struct {
+	Height string `json:"height"`
+	// XXX Should Values be []string or []interface{}?
+	// The latter would remove a layer of JSON encoding (e.g., `[{…}]` rather than `["{…}"]`,
+	// but would add a requirement exclusive to AppendStorageValueAndNotify that its input be JSON.
+	// On the other hand, we could always extend this format in the future to include an indication
+	// that values are subject to a different encoding, e.g. `"valueEncoding":"base64"`.
+	Values []string `json:"values"`
+}
+
 // Keeper maintains the link to data storage and exposes getter/setter methods
 // for the various parts of the state machine
 type Keeper struct {
@@ -127,6 +142,31 @@ func (k Keeper) SetStorageAndNotify(ctx sdk.Context, path, value string) {
 	)
 }
 
+func (k Keeper) AppendStorageValueAndNotify(ctx sdk.Context, path, value string) error {
+	height := strconv.FormatInt(ctx.BlockHeight(), 10)
+
+	// Preserve correctly-formatted data within the current block,
+	// otherwise initialize a blank cell.
+	currentData := k.GetData(ctx, path)
+	var cell StreamCell
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(currentData), &cell)
+	if cell.Height != height {
+		cell.Height = height
+		cell.Values = make([]string, 0, 1)
+	}
+
+	// Append the new value.
+	cell.Values = append(cell.Values, value)
+
+	// Perform the write.
+	bz, err := json.Marshal(cell)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	k.SetStorageAndNotify(ctx, path, string(bz))
+	return nil
+}
+
 func componentsToPath(components []string) string {
 	return strings.Join(components, types.PathSeparator)
 }
diff --git a/golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/vstorage.go b/golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/vstorage.go
index 84ea1fdb0e2b..afdfd6998fe0 100644
--- a/golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/vstorage.go
+++ b/golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/vstorage.go
@@ -61,7 +61,15 @@ func (sh vstorageHandler) Receive(cctx *vm.ControllerContext, str string) (ret s
 		keeper.SetStorageAndNotify(cctx.Context, msg.Path, msg.Value)
 		return "true", nil
 
+	case "append":
+		err = keeper.AppendStorageValueAndNotify(cctx.Context, msg.Path, msg.Value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return "true", nil
+
 	case "get":
+		// Note that "get" does not (currently) unwrap a StreamCell.
 		value := keeper.GetData(cctx.Context, msg.Path)
 		if value == "" {
 			return "null", nil
diff --git a/packages/vats/src/lib-chainStorage.js b/packages/vats/src/lib-chainStorage.js
index 4b3bc92f983d..12720d2d5281 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/lib-chainStorage.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/lib-chainStorage.js
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ harden(sanitizePathSegment);
  * @param {(message: StorageMessage) => any} handleStorageMessage a function for sending a storageMessage object to the storage implementation (cf. golang/cosmos/x/vstorage/vstorage.go)
  * @param {string} storeName currently limited to "swingset"
  * @param {string} rootPath
+ * @param {object} [rootOptions]
+ * @param {boolean} [rootOptions.sequence] employ a wrapping structure that preserves each value set within a single block, and default child nodes to do the same
  */
 export function makeChainStorageRoot(
   handleStorageMessage,
   storeName,
   rootPath,
+  rootOptions = {},
 ) {
   assert.equal(
     storeName,
@@ -51,22 +54,28 @@ export function makeChainStorageRoot(
   );
   assert.typeof(rootPath, 'string');
 
-  function makeChainStorageNode(path) {
+  function makeChainStorageNode(path, options = {}) {
+    const { sequence = false } = options;
     const node = {
       getStoreKey() {
         return handleStorageMessage({ key: path, method: 'getStoreKey' });
       },
-      getChildNode(name) {
+      getChildNode(name, childNodeOptions = {}) {
         assert.typeof(name, 'string');
         assert(
           pathSegmentPattern.test(name),
           X`Path segment names must consist of 1 to 100 characters limited to ASCII alphanumerics, underscores, and/or dashes: ${name}`,
         );
-        return makeChainStorageNode(`${path}.${name}`);
+        const mergedOptions = { sequence, ...childNodeOptions };
+        return makeChainStorageNode(`${path}.${name}`, mergedOptions);
       },
       setValue(value) {
         assert.typeof(value, 'string');
-        handleStorageMessage({ key: path, method: 'set', value });
+        handleStorageMessage({
+          key: path,
+          method: sequence ? 'append' : 'set',
+          value,
+        });
       },
       clearValue() {
         handleStorageMessage({ key: path, method: 'set' });
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@ export function makeChainStorageRoot(
     return Far('chainStorageNode', node);
   }
 
-  const rootNode = makeChainStorageNode(rootPath);
+  const rootNode = makeChainStorageNode(rootPath, rootOptions);
   return rootNode;
 }
 /** @typedef {ReturnType<typeof makeChainStorageRoot>} ChainStorageNode */
diff --git a/packages/vats/src/vat-chainStorage.js b/packages/vats/src/vat-chainStorage.js
index 9e020cf0e716..9020eda9606d 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/vat-chainStorage.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/vat-chainStorage.js
@@ -7,12 +7,23 @@ export function buildRootObject(_vatPowers) {
    * @param {ERef<BridgeManager>} bridgeManager
    * @param {string} bridgeId
    * @param {string} rootPath must be unique (caller responsibility to ensure)
+   * @param {object} [options]
    */
-  function makeBridgedChainStorageRoot(bridgeManager, bridgeId, rootPath) {
+  function makeBridgedChainStorageRoot(
+    bridgeManager,
+    bridgeId,
+    rootPath,
+    options,
+  ) {
     // Note that the uniqueness of rootPath is not validated here,
     // and is instead the responsibility of callers.
     const toStorage = message => E(bridgeManager).toBridge(bridgeId, message);
-    const rootNode = makeChainStorageRoot(toStorage, 'swingset', rootPath);
+    const rootNode = makeChainStorageRoot(
+      toStorage,
+      'swingset',
+      rootPath,
+      options,
+    );
     return rootNode;
   }