Lost folder in iPhoto

I lost a complete folder in iphoto.  When I try to recover iPhoto from a previous date in time machine I only get back what is already current on my iMac. What am I doing wrong and what do I have to do to get a previous iPhoto version (date) recovered from time machine?

You may have better luck rebuilding your iPhoto library.
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    Your only other option is to stop using your Mac as soon as possible to minimize precious data being overwritten to, purchase a high quality, fast external hard drive, preferably a FIreWire external hard drive such as these
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    I still strongly advise you purchase a high quality, large storage, fast, external hard drive to use for future data backups to prevent such a catastrophic data loss from happening, again.
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  • New user question re Events folder after iPhoto import

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    Thanks for taking the time to reply, Frank. In the meantime I did read the manual (again...) as well as googling extensively (again...) and picking up some organisational tips from youtube videos etc. At the very least I'm moving towards a more workable organisational system now.
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    You could try rebuilding the database ...
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