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 – Presents in OSHER Class

March 18, 2017

Jonestown Survivor presented at a California State University-San Marcos Osher Class this week. Here are the comments from the 33 students in the class:

Does this course meet your expectations?
Satisfied – 15/16 – 93.75%
Neither Satisfied or dissatisfied – 1/16 – 6.25%
Dissatisfied – 0/16 – 0%

Please explain why you were satisfied or dissatisfied.
Laura was a wonderful story teller and she kept me mesmerized with her story. She approaches this experience with objectivity – well done.
Fascinating, first person true story AND I knew one of the victims!
Laura Johnston Kohl discussed her experiences with compassion and insight.
Very insightful lecture from Jonestown survivor. Feel fortunate to have this opportunity.
Meet my objectives
Amazing story. The speaker was very open to all questions even distressing ones.
The topic and instructor were both outstanding!
Very interesting, personal story with a lot of great insight into the happening.
This course was fascinating and very well presented. This was the 4th course I have attended at this location. The microphone never worked properly.
Our instructor was the very best! She knows her subject, is funny, heart felt, –just the BEST!!! I'd like to know her–she is also brave–and did I mention she is the BEST!? 
Interesting to think again about those times in history.
Interesting perspective from someone who actually experienced Jonestown even though she was not there on the fatal day.
First hand experience made it a fascinating lecture.
Her personal experiences. Some problems with video but that happens.
Very interesting first hand account.
Excellent presentation. You could tell she was really reliving her own and others experiences.

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