RE: messages buffer history

[Drew Adams]

> How would I set the messages buffer to record the history of 
> every folder I have gone to in my current session?

Gone to how?

Maybe option `find-file-hook' or `dired-after-readin-hook' will help you.

(But why would you want to drown that history in a sea of other, unrelated
messages?  If you want a history of accessed folders, why not put that in a
separate buffer?)