Events not loading in iphoto

My events are no longer loading when I import new photos into iphotos. The last event listed is 4-12-12 and I have put pictures in almost daily from that date. Not sure if there was a software update that changed how events are created. Any thoughts?

We are back to the beginning - what format is the external drive?
and these two statement do not mesh
i was on mavericks before. and bought a new macbook air which i restored from a time machine backup.
only problem i have with this is i've always stored my iphoto library on an external drive. And i've copied that to this new external drive (g drive thunderbolt mobile 1TB)
we can not see you or your computer and need accurate information to help
Where is the original iPhoto library and what format is the drive it is on? Are you accessing that drive or a different drive that is giving you problems?
Basically the answer is that you must operate on the iphoto library as a single entity - sometimes restoring a TM backup to a new machine can be a problem and it is better to directly move the library to the new machine - any drive the iPhoto library is on must be formatted Mac OS extended (journaled)
And at this time I have to idea what you actually have or have done
LN

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