{"id":34855,"date":"2013-06-16T00:34:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T00:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativejonestown.com\/?page_id=34855"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:29:43","slug":"reflc-observ","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=34855","title":{"rendered":"25th Anniversary Reflections and Observations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Houses in Jonestown, May 1979<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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 \u2013 if sometimes cacophonous \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

We invite other members and families of Peoples Temple \u2013 whatever your views on the tragedy of Jonestown and the factors that led to its end \u2013 to join in this chorus. Contact us at remoore@sdsu.edu<\/a> so that we may add your story.<\/p>\n

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  1. Drinking the Kool-Aid<\/a> by Mike Carter<\/li>\n
  2. The Big Grey<\/a> by Tim Carter<\/li>\n
  3. Reflections<\/a> by Gene and June Cordell<\/li>\n
  4. The Voice<\/a> by Vern Gosney<\/li>\n
  5. Patti Chastain Haag \u2013 A Remembrance<\/a> by Michael Haag\n
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    1. Shade<\/a> by Patti Chastain Haag (1992)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    2. Linda Harris: A Remembrance<\/a> by Virgil Miller<\/li>\n
    3. A Different Course<\/a> by Laurie Efrein Kahalas<\/li>\n
    4. A Temple Member\u2019s Odyssey<\/a> by Laura Johnston Kohl<\/li>\n
    5. The Longest Twenty Years<\/a> by Bryan Kravitz<\/li>\n
    6. Questions That Remain<\/a> by Garrett Lambrev<\/li>\n
    7. Who Guided My Life?<\/a> by Hattie Newell<\/li>\n
    8. Remembrances<\/a> by Janet Shular<\/li>\n
    9. From Koolaid to Lemonade: Reflections on the Emperor Who Had No Clothes<\/a>, by Andy Silver<\/li>\n
    10. Four Years of Utopia, Then Prison!<\/a> by Neva Sly<\/li>\n
    11. To the Survivors of Peoples Temple<\/a> by Tim Stoen<\/li>\n
    12. Reflections on Leaving the Temple<\/a> by Vera Washington<\/li>\n
    13. 25 Years Hiding from a Dead Man<\/a> by David Parker Wise<\/li>\n
    14. The Trauma of Marriage to a Temple Survivor<\/a><\/li>\n
    15. Larry Layton and Peoples Temple: Twenty-Five Years Later<\/a> by Frank Bell<\/li>\n
    16. The Anniversary Syndrome<\/a> by Jeff Brailey<\/li>\n
    17. Jonestown Tragedy Touches \u201cNormal\u201d Family<\/a> by Roger Stacy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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