Houses in Jonestown, May 1979 |
The articles below offer a wide range of perspectives on the life of Peoples Temple, the deaths in Jonestown, and the 25 years that have passed. All were written by former members and relatives of the people who died. While each individual story brings a powerful voice to any consideration of the events of 18 November 1978, their totality contributes to an even more important – if sometimes cacophonous – body of work. For that reason, these stories represent the foundation for an online collection of perspectives which we hope will grow over the years.
We invite other members
and families of Peoples Temple – whatever your views on the tragedy
of Jonestown and the factors that led to its end – to join in this
chorus. Contact us at remoore@mail.sdsu.edu
so that we may add your story.
“Drinking the Kool-Aid” by Mike Carter
__Printable version.“The Big Grey” by Tim Carter
__Printable version.“Reflections” by Gene and June Cordell
__Printable version.“The Voice” by Vern Gosney
__Printable version.“Shade” by Patti Chastain Haag (1992)
__Printable version.“Patti Chastain Haag – A Remembrance” by Michael Haag
__Printable version.“Like Father, Like Son” by Stephan Jones
__Printable version.“Angels” by Stephan Jones
__Printable version.“A Different Course” by Laurie Efrein Kahalas
__Printable version.“A Temple Member’s Odyssey” by Laura Johnston Kohl
__Printable version.“The Longest Twenty Years” by Bryan Kravitz
__Printable version.“Questions That Remain” by Garrett Lambrev
__Printable version.“Linda Harris: A Remembrance” by Virgil Miller
__Printable version.“Who Guided My Life?” by Hattie Newell
__Printable version.“Four Years of Utopia, Then Prison!” by Neva Sly
__Printable version.“To the Survivors of Peoples Temple” by Tim Stoen
__Printable version.“Reflections on Leaving the Temple” by Vera Washington
__Printable version.“25 Years After Jonestown” by David Wise
__Printable version.“Remembrances” By Janet
__Printable version.From Koolaid to Lemonade: Reflections on the Emperor Who Had No Clothes
__Printable version.The Trauma of Marriage to a Temple Survivor
__Printable version.“Larry Layton and Peoples Temple: Twenty-Five Years Later” by Frank Bell
__Printable version.“The Anniversary Syndrome” by Jeff Brailey
__Printable version.“Jonestown Tragedy Touches “Normal” Family” by Roger Stacy
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