JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider’s Look has a NEW VENUE!
JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider's Look has moved into the podcast world. This week, I was interviewed by Mr. Viktor Sjoberg, Computer Technician at the Escondido Public Library. He has completed a podcast that is now available at: http://libraryyou.escondido.org/jonestown-survivor.aspx. I hope you check it out! It combines photos, music from the Peoples Temple Choir, and my story - part of it!
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider’s Look – Amazon.com Rank
I am delighted that my book and my kindle continue to be popular! This is as of 4/17/12: Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,180 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #9 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Social Scientists & Psychologists #37 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Social Scientists & Psychologists
» continue readingSURVIVING JONESTOWN – Article from Herald Standard 041012
Jonestown survivor recounts mass suicide Laura Johnston Kohl, a survivor of the 1978 Jonestown massacre in northwestern Guyana, speaks before an audience at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, on Monday. Jonestown made international headlines when more than 900 people died on Nov. 18, 1978, from cyanide poisoning. Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:00 am | Updated: 9:52 pm, Mon Apr 9, 2012. By Susy Kelly For HeraldStandard.com | 1 comment It took 20 years before Laura Johnston Kohl could publicly utter what happened at Jonestown. It wasn’t until 1998, when Kohl attended a memorial service in Oakland, Calif., for the 918 people who died ...
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR to Speak at Penn State University April 9, 2012
Penn State University Newspaper article: Jonestown survivor to speak on life experiences at Fayette Wednesday, March 21, 2012 UNIONTOWN, Pa. – Laura Johnston Kohl, a survivor of the 1978 Jonestown incident in northwestern Guyana, will speak at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus at noon on Monday, April 9, in the Biomedical Building lecture hall. Jonestown was the informal name for the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, a community led by Jim Jones. It became internationally notorious when nearly 1,000 people died on Nov. 18, 1978, in the settlement and in Georgetown, Guyana’s capital. In an event termed “revolutionary suicide,” a total of 909 Temple ...
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR, ATHEIST, AND QUAKER
JONESTOWN SURVIVOR, ATHEIST, AND QUAKER Fifteen years after I returned from Jonestown, Guyana as one of the few survivors, I started attending the Visalia Friends Meeting. That was in 1994. Over the past several years, I have become a public speaker about my life and my survival after the horror of the deaths of my friends in Jonestown, Guyana. I speak several times a month around the city, state and country. One of the most frequent questions is “How can I be a Quaker when I am an atheist?” The question really begs the answer to a dual question. ...
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider’s Look – in PATCH
On Saturday, I represented ReadLocal SD at the La Mesa Branch Library for an Authors' Event. I was interviewed by the LaMesaPatch columnist, who posted this clip on-line: http://lamesa.patch.com/articles/writers-galore-at-first-library-festival-but-readers-fell-short-of-hopes#video-9198435
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR’S MUSINGS
I have had a wonderful opportunity these past few years. After taking a full twenty years to re-build my life, I rejoined my fellow Peoples Temple Survivors at the 20th anniversary in November 1998. My life has been transformed. In particular, these past two years, I have felt amazingly lucky and rich. Some people would use the word “blessed” here, but that is not who I am. I waited a long time to write my book JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider’s Look after my serendipitous survival. I just couldn’t do it any sooner. When ...
» continue readingAnd, my book JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider’s Look is at 154,507 on amazon.com
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) for my paperback!
» continue readingJONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider’s Look #67 in one area of Kindle!
As of this moment, my book JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: An Insider's Look is #67 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Social Scientists & Psychologists. And, I published it in Kindle about 6 months ago. So, I am delighted!
» continue readingJonestown Survivor Nominated for Teacher of the Year 2011-12 at School
NOMINATION FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2011-12 This week, I was nominated for Teacher of the Year at my school, where I teach 6th grade. Here is the recommendation: I would like to nominate Laura Kohl for teacher of the year. Laura is an exceptional person and teacher who gives all of herself to her students and community. Laura has gone out of her way to make sure that all of her students’ needs have been met. Teaching ELD Laura has come across many students whose needs exceed the classroom. She has never hesitated to meet those ...
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