Serial 1681-14

…that she recognized another member other group to be Steve [Stephan] Jones. She apparently knew Steve Jones very well as she hugged him and they (Stoen and Jones) separated from…

Letters to Dad (T)

…pages for their letters. We have labeled and transcribed those scratch pages which include information about Jonestown.] —– Undated Note to Jim Jones from Chris Talley EE-2-s-8a – 8b Dad;…

Letters to Dad (E)

…Letter to Jim Jones 11/10/71 San Fran. Calif Alonzo Evans Hello Jim Life give me No better time to write you and the family. Tell every one hello. Jim i…

An Interview with Charles Johnson (Text)

…hear it either. Ya know, and that’s when my wife and my Mom became close because they both believed in the same thing. Cause they had told Jim Jones…uh…Jim Jones

Temple Healings: Magical Thinking

A subject of continuing and understandable interest among those interested in the life of Peoples Temple is the genuineness of Jim Jones’ paranormal ministry. Inasmuch as Jim’s healings and apparent…

Carol McCoy Interview with Joe Mazor

…that Jim Jones was very smart. He said the Jones figures out what they’re going to do, so they in turn have to figure out what he’s going to do….

Seeing the Faces

…the Reverend Jim Jones, I met Alice, who became a sister to me. Alice, an African-American beautician, and her husband Jimmy had one daughter, Ava. They lived in San Francisco,…

Peoples Temple and Women’s Roles Timeline

…with permission. 1949 (June 12): Marceline Mae Baldwin married Jim Jones in Richmond, Indiana. 1954: Jim Jones founded Community Unity Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. 1956: Peoples Temple, first incorporated in…