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 Nominated for Teacher of the Year 2011-12 at School

February 18, 2012

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 needs. She has always made sure that our village participates in food donations and has even taken it upon herself to deliver food to those in need. This year Laura took over as the school rep. for McKinney Vento (homeless student program) and has done a wonderful job at making sure our students are taken care of.

Laura promotes an understanding of world events to all of her students. She makes every attempt to expand her students’ knowledge of the world and makes Language Arts fun for them. She has written plays that the students perform and has encouraged her students to write their own. The students in Laura’s class feel safe and taken care of at all times. She is everything that an excellent teacher should be.

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