What’s New?
This page lists tapes, documents and resources which have been added to this website within the past 15 months. Previous pages with substantive revisions are listed in italics. (Note: This does not include entries from the jonestown report, an annual publication featuring articles, remembrances, personal reflections, and artistic interpretations of Peoples Temple.)
Where did Jim Jones live in Jonestown? Was his residence separate from the community? (January 2017)
Did people have Bibles in Jonestown? (February 2018)
What were the boats used by Temple members in Jonestown? Where were they on November 18? (January 2017)
Who was on the Jonestown basketball team and why were they in Georgetown on November 18? (January 2017)
Why are there differences in the final death toll, and why do those differences still persist? (January 2017)
Were there any eyewitnesses to the deaths in Jonestown? (January 2017)
What is known about the tape that was recorded the day after the deaths in Jonestown? (January 2017)
What happened to Jonestown in the aftermath of the deaths? (January 2017)
What happened to the plan to house Hmong refugees at Jonestown? (May 2017)
“A select group would have to kill the majority” (February 2018)
Resolution of Peoples Temple to Block Rep. Ryan from Entering Jonestown (February 2018)
The Contents of Robin Tschetter’s Briefcase (February 2018)
Autopsies in Guyana (February 2018)
The Diary of Mark Lane (February 2018)
U.S. Sues Peoples Temple for Costs of Repatriation and Identification (February 2018)
“A Witness to Tragedy and Resurrection” (February 2018)
John Moore Letter to The Christian Century (February 2018)
Identification of Jonestown Bodies (February 2018)
FBI Report on Peoples Temple Assets Abroad (February 2018)
GAO Investigations of Foster Care Children (February 2018)
Findings, Analysis and Inventory of the Peoples Temple Agricultural Settlement (February 2018)
“The Black Hole of Guyana,” by John Judge (February 2018)
The Freedom of Information Act and Jonestown
An Update on the Demographics of Jonestown (February 2018)
A Cumulative Index of Resources on Father Divine and Jim Jones, compiled by E. Black (February 2018)
Online Resources (January 2017)
Podcasts on Jonestown (February 2018)
Judge, John. “The Black Hole of Guyana.” (February 2018)
Index of FBI Tape Summaries (January 2017)
Q 155 Jones reads news (Oct. 30, 78) (January 2018)
Q 290 Jones reads news (September 18, 1978) (March 2017)
Q 294 Jones reads news (September 14, 1978) (March 2017)
Q 417 Jones reads article about Huey Newton (January 2018)
Q 573 Meetings of Jonestown pioneers (January 2018)
Q 687 Newscasts of Temple demonstrations in support of Fresno 4 (March 2017)
Q 705 Jones preaches at Sacred Heart, Georgetown (January 2018)
Q 868 Radio conversation among PT members (January 2018)
Q 891 Sandy Bradshaw counters Concerned Relatives claims (4/78) (March 2017)
Q 900 Phone call between Suzanne Jones Cartmell and Tom Adams (March 2017)
Q 960 Jones expresses defiance in 1973 sermons (March 2017)
Q 963 Jones displays erratic behavior in JT meeting (Spring 1978) (March 2017)
Q 964 San Francisco sermon (1973) (January 2018)
Q 969 Speakers address Peoples Temple congregation (11/76) (March 2017)
Q 971 San Francisco sermon (September 1973) (January 2018)
Q 977 Jones leads community forum in Jonestown (Oct 1977) (March 2017)
Q 989 Jones reads news (April 1978) (January 2018)
Q 1014 San Francisco sermon (Oct 1973) (January 2018)
Q 1015 San Francisco sermon (July 1973) (January 2018)
Q 1021-A Jones welcomes Steven and Maria Katsaris to Peoples Temple (1972) (March 2017)
Q 1053-3 Jones answers questions posed by Temple congregation (1974) (March 2017)
Q 1289 U.S. Embassy arranges for second plane to Port Kaituma (March 2017)
Q 1290 U.S. Embassy tries to understand coded messages from Jonestown (March 2017)