Young associations hold a star formation record that persists for millions of years, revealing the progression of star formation long after the dispersal of the natal cloud. Through the SPYGLASS program, we are expanding this record by mapping the extensive and often poorly characterized network of clusters and associations in the solar neighborhood, allowing us to follow the initiation, progression, and termination of local star formation events. Our published Gaia DR2-based study revealed dozens of new associations and subgroups, and our recently-submitted update to Gaia DR3 has expanded our survey to cover 116 young associations within 1 kpc, many of which are entirely new. Our methods provide a powerful framework for the study of star formation, enabling a large-scale view of population statistics and formation patterns while also revealing readily accessible young populations for region-level studies of star formation. Over a dozen new populations have already been targeted with spectroscopic observations, which provide radial velocities and youth indicators covering thousands of candidate members. These observations provide regional age estimates and kinematic traceback, which allow the complete reconstruction of an association’s star formation history from beginning to end. Results in Cepheus Far North and the Austral Complex have demonstrated that even within closely intertwined populations, dynamical traceback often reveals multiple distinct nodes in which co-spatial star formation takes place. These nodes may represent the clearest discrete unit of star formation, making them potentially critical in understanding patterns of star formation on large scales and in complex environments. Current projects are applying these traceback methods to more complex environments like Sco-Cen and the Cep-Her complex, revealing the patterns guiding their formation, and possible connections to larger-scale galactic structure. Through our large-scale surveys combined with these detailed regional studies, we are providing an unprecedented view of the processes shaping local star formation.