Does a teleological aim negate the purpose of history?

Does a teleological aim negate the purpose of history?

In ICH, we have discussed the purpose of history. Why do we record the events of the past?

We record history because the past can shed light on the events of the present. The past actually seems to only have value in light of the present. It is on the basis of the present that historians discern which occurrences in history stay facts of the past and which occurrences are elevated to the level of facts of history. 

But if history has a teleological aim, this ultimate purpose of human history negates the value of studying and recording history. History is no longer a tool for learning how to build a better society; rather, it is an end in itself. 

Hegel clearly believes there is a teleological aim to history. In "Classification of Historical Data", he explains that, "The State no longer occupies a position of real inferiority to the church...The later asserts no prerogative...the Spiritual is no longer an element foreign to the State", and therefore, "Freedom has found the means of realizing its Ideal - it true existence. This is the ultimate result which the process of History is intended to accomplish" (109-110). 

If Hegel already understands the ultimate end of history, what is the purpose of of "tracing out in detail" the "long track" by which man arrives at his goal? I do not feel that Hegel really explains himself in this regard.