Archived Site: Jonestown Survivor

Information Concerning this Archived Site

Source: https://jonestownsurvivor.com (Inactive)

This is the archive of a large website of articles and blogs published in conjunction with the book, Jonestown Survivor: An Insider’s Look. The book and all the material in this archive were written by Laura Johnston Kohl, a member of Peoples Temple who survived the tragedy in Jonestown by being in Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown on 18 November 1978.

Following the twentieth anniversary of the Jonestown tragedy, Ms. Johnston Kohl became a prolific writer and active public speaker, work she continued to do until shortly before her death on 19 November 2019. She also made herself available to family members of those who perished in Guyana and scholars who try to understand the calamity of the ending. Finally, she was a generous contributor of articles and remembrances for the Alternative Considerations site, all of which may be found here.

In the interest of preserving the information from her site for future generations of Jonestown scholars and researchers, the managers of this site obtained permission from Laura’s husband Ron Kohl to archive her work in its entirety. Both the archive and the book itself are published with his permission.

JONESTOWN SURVIVOR Speaking at North Clairmont Library

On Tuesday, June 12, I had a JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider’s Look Book Talk at the North Clairmont Branch Library here in San Diego. The crowd was interesting and eclectic. Recently, during my events, I’ve had people come forward who have faced their own tragedies of late. Last night, a woman whose mother had been killed felt comfortable to talk a moment about her grief. A man in the group was very rude and I think it was his response to a frank discussion about Peoples Temple and the emotions it brought out. People facing grief need a safe place to vent. It was an eventful evening that ended well.

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