Houses in Jonestown, May 1979 |
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 – if sometimes cacophonous – 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.
We invite other members
and families of Peoples Temple – whatever your views on the tragedy
of Jonestown and the factors that led to its end – to join in this
chorus. Contact us at remoore@mail.sdsu.edu
so that we may add your story.
“Drinking the Kool-Aid” by Mike Carter
“The Big Grey” by Tim Carter
“Reflections” by Gene and June Cordell
“The Voice” by Vern Gosney
“Shade” by Patti Chastain Haag (1992)
“Patti Chastain Haag – A Remembrance” by Michael Haag
“Like Father, Like Son” by Stephan Jones
“Angels” by Stephan Jones
“A Different Course” by Laurie Efrein Kahalas
“A Temple Member’s Odyssey” by Laura Johnston Kohl
“The Longest Twenty Years” by Bryan Kravitz
“Questions That Remain” by Garrett Lambrev
“Linda Harris: A Remembrance” by Virgil Miller
“Who Guided My Life?” by Hattie Newell
“Four Years of Utopia, Then Prison!” by Neva Sly
“To the Survivors of Peoples Temple” by Tim Stoen
“Reflections on Leaving the Temple” by Vera Washington
“25 Years After Jonestown” by David Parker Wise
“Remembrances” By Janet
From Koolaid to Lemonade: Reflections on the Emperor Who Had No Clothes
The Trauma of Marriage to a Temple Survivor
“Larry Layton and Peoples Temple: Twenty-Five Years Later” by Frank Bell
“The Anniversary Syndrome” by Jeff Brailey
“Jonestown Tragedy Touches “Normal” Family” by Roger Stacy
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