What's New on the Jonestown Website

Because this site is continually being updated we thought it helpful to provide a guide to what's new on the site. We will list links to items uploaded within the past month, and will update it from the top, so that you can see at a glance what is truly new.

1. Thirteen new transcripts and summaries were added to the website on 11 April 2003, and are available at the Jonestown Audiotape Primary Project. This brings the total number of transcriptions and summaries online to 96. Only 800 more tapes to go!
2. The "Last Words" written by Richard Tropp were added to the Primary Sources section of the site on 4 April 2003. The "Last Words" written by Annie Moore were added 7 April 2003.
3. Eleven new tape transcripts were uploaded on 6 December 2002, and can be read at Jonestown Audiotape Primary Project.
4. Volume 4, November 2002 of the jonestown report was uploaded on 30 October 2002.
5. A comprehensive list of the senior citizens living in Jonestown, as well as the Social Security checks they received in September 1978 was added on 16 July 2002. This list answers the FAQ: "was there Social Security fraud in Jonestown?" The short answer is "no."
6. A list of those members of Peoples Temple (or their heirs) entitled to Unclaimed Property available from the California Controller's Office was created and added on 6 July 2002.
7. Completely revised and updated lists of those who died and those who survived were uploaded in June 2002. A new category of those who died before 18 November 1978 has also been added. The list of resources was expanded to include more scholarly material and to update holdings of the North Baker Research Library of the California Historical Society.
8. Sixteen new tape transcripts and summaries were added to the Jonestown Audiotape Primary Project. In addition, a new section called Primary Source Documents from Peoples Temple was created, which will carry original documents from the organization.
9. The latest edition of the jonestown report, volume 3, 2001, was uploaded 30 October 2001. In addition, a search engine was added that allows site visitors to search the site for information they are interested in finding.
10. The Jonestown Primary Audiotape Project added 20 new tape transcripts and summaries to the site, and re-designed the format for ease of finding tapes by subject. There is now an Index to Tape Summaries, and Index to Tape Transcripts, an Index to FBI Summaries, and an Index to the so-called "Death Tape." All of these Indexes are available through an introductory page for the Jonestown Audiotape Primary Project. (Added July 2001.)
11. A new feature of the site is the Public Domain Photo Archive, which has more than 70 photos available free for use in magazines, reports, videos, and other products. These photos were taken by residents of Jonestown in 1977 and 1978. Please credit "the jonestown report" if you use any photos from the site. Go to Public Domain Photo Archive.
12. A new page called "Who Died?" directs readers to three links, already accessible through Frequently Asked Questions, but still more accessible now that the link appears on the "Contents" page. See "Who Died? (Added 8 January 2001).
13. An obituary file of people who have died since 18 November 1978 is now on-line which provides the names and published obituaries for those trying to track down sources. It appears under "Frequently Asked Questions" and at its own page "Who Has Died Since 18 November 1978? (Added 19 June 2000).
14. Fourteen new tape summaries and transcripts have been added to The Jonestown Primary Audiotape Project. Tapes Q635 through Q639 now comprise a complete "White Night" that occurred in April 1978. The new tapes are Q135, Q242, Q598, Q599, Q629, Q630, Q638, Q665, Q681, Q689, Q736, Q806, Q807, and Q953.(Added 25 April 2000.)
15. An "Archive" has been added to keep the website clear of old or out-of-date items, and yet keep them available for review or research. (Added March 2000.)
16. The Jonestown Primary Audiotape Project presents a list of some twenty audiotape summaries and transcriptions prepared by Fielding McGehee, III. The project also includes all FBI summaries of the Peoples Temple tapes in its files. (Added November 1999.)
17. the jonestown report gives an account of research into Jonestown and Peoples Temple that has occurred over the past year. New to the jonestown report is a listing of African American speakers willing to talk about their experiences as Black members of Peoples Temple. Please see the first item noted on the jonestown report for those persons willing to be contacted for public lectures and presentations. (Added November 1999)