Every year, the editors of the jonestown report present short profiles of the individuals who contribute time and energy to making this website one of the largest – if not the largest – digital archive of a new religion today.
We rely upon many people for the website’s content – transcripts of tapes, typescripts of documents, technical enhancement of audiotapes, analysis of government records, reviews of books, podcasts, and films, and much more. We have also benefited from the research they have conducted into various aspects of life in the Temple and in Jonestown, all of them adding to more complex and nuanced understanding of the people who were part of it.
None of the individuals who do this receives payment. Rather, they labor out of interest in the subject, concern for the accuracy of the site, and compassion for those who lived and died in Jonestown.
We want readers and site visitors to know who they are. And we want to publicly thank them for making this website a reliable source of accurate information.
We also want to acknowledge the many site visitors who, in the course of their reading, spot typographical errors or factual inconsistencies with various postings on the site. Others have brought additional contextual information for different documents and audiotapes which we have incorporated. We appreciate them as well. If you come across any errors along these lines, please contact either Fielding M. McGehee III or Rebecca Moore.
Our profiles since we began this series in 2023:
- Bonnie Yates (2023)
- Emily Yaden Schneider (2023)
- Sarah Rex (2024)
- Shannon Howard (2024)
- Brittni Criglow (2025)