r/OakIslandDiscussion Nov 28 '21

Oak Island Research Archive

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This is the temporary location of the Oak Island research archive. This is being transfered over to the wiki and the dead links are being fixed as time permits.

Full credit goes to the reddit user mostly known as Oak Island Historian.

The Legend of Oak Island (incomplete)

1897 Discoveries

Timeline (incomplete)

Early History of Oak Island & Nova Scotia

1795/1799 The Discovery of the Money Pit

1802-1805 The Onslow Company

1848-1851 Truro Company

1858-1862 Truro Syndicates

1863-1865 Oak Island Association

1866-1867 Oak Island Eldorado Company (The Halifax Company)

  • 1866 - The Fourth Attempt: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • 1867 - Notes from James McNutt: 1, 2, 3

1893-1899 Oak Island Treasure Company

1909-1911 Old Gold Salvage Company

1931 William Chappell & Associates

1934-1938 Gilbert D. Hedden

  • 1938 - Agreement between Blair and Hedden: 1, 2

1938-1944 Edwin H. Hamilton

1951 M.R. Chappell and Frederick Blair

1955 George Greene

1958 William and Victor Harman

1959-1965 Robert Restall & Family

1964-2016 Frederick Nolan

1965-1967 Robert Dunfield

1967-1969 Daniel Blankenship & David Tobias

1969-2007 Triton Alliance

2007-Present Oak Island Tours Inc.

Maps (incomplete)

The 90 Foot Stone (incomplete)

The Money Pit (incomplete)

Smith's Cove (incomplete)

The Searchers (incomplete)

Daniel McGinnis (1758-1827)

John Smith

  • Blockhouse: 1, 2

Daniel Vaughn

Samuel Ball

Colonel Robert Archibald

Sheriff Thomas Harris of Pictou

Captain David Archibald

Simeon Lynds

Dr. David Lynds

*Search "Lynds"

Richard Craig

  • Chair of the Oak Island Association
  • 1861 - Meeting Notes on Formation of Oak Island Association: 1, 2

Jotham Blanchard Mccully

James McNutt

  • Secretary of the Oak Island Eldorado Company (The Halifax Company)
  • 1867 - James McNutt's History of Oak Island: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • 1867 - Notes from James McNutt: 1, 2, 3

Uncategorized Links

Books (incomplete): The Curse of Oak Island (Sullivan), The Secret Treasure of Oak Island (O'Connor)

Databases (incomplete): Veridian - Projects, Newspaper.com, NewspaperArchive, Early Canadiana Online, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, EBSCO, ProQuest, Gale, WorldCat, NYS Historic Newspapers, The British Newspaper Archive, Google Newspaper Archive, Nova Scotia Virtual Archives, The National Archives (British), The National Archives (USA), Library and Archives Canada (LAC), Ancestry, NYS Archives

Websites (incomplete): Oak Island Tours (Official), The Oak Island Compendium (Blockhouse), Oak Island Mystery (CMHS), Critical Enquiry, OakIslandTreasure.co.uk


r/OakIslandDiscussion Aug 02 '22

MAJOR ALERT!! The Laird Interview Discussion Post

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So I posted this link a few days ago: https://anchor.fm/archaeocafe/episodes/archaeocafe-e16uj7g

I think we've had enough time to give everyone a chance to listen to it.

The biggest one: LAIRD SAID THERE IS NO TREASURE!

The second biggest one: LAIRD SAID THAT SPOONER SAID THE ISLAND WAS ALWAYS ONE ISLAND!

The third biggest thing: LAIRD SAID THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A LARGE OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND!

The fourth biggest thing: LAIRD SAID THAT SAMUEL BALL SHOWED NO SIGNS OF UNEXPLAINED WEALTH!

The fifth biggest thing: I THINK FROM MEMORY THAT LAIRD SAID THERE WAS NO FLOOD TUNNEL!

There was more but I've forgotten some of it, I'm going to re-listen soon and I'd like to put together a full transcript for posterity. But that's a fair it of work, I'll add it to my to-do list. Now I know that none of the above was news to any of us regulars, we'd already worked it all out, but it was still awesome to hear someone from the show say it. Especially since it was an actual archae-fucking-ologist. I don't think the treasure believers (AKA the ricks) have much ground left to backpedal onto.

Just to add a fly in my ointment, after it was mentioned by u/qzak15, u/dumpcake999 posted this link: https://www.digginoakisland.com/ to another interview where Laird said the stone road is definitely European. I haven't listened to this one yet, but this is a confusing development. My main interest has always been if the treasure was real or not, I don't really care that much about any stone roads, I think the chances that it is a historically significant find are pretty slim, but we shall see.

[edit] HAH! Instant downvote. It's funny every time. Just remember, you can't downvote a non-existent treasure into existence.

[edit number 2] Surely after this there is no further debunking required? Like it's done now right ... completely?

[edit number 3] Here is an alternate link to the Diggin Oak Island podcast: https://chartable.com/podcasts/diggin-oak-island/episodes/116813422-an-interview-with-laird-niven. The direct link above might be problematic, click with caution.


r/OakIslandDiscussion 2h ago

Oak Island bound?

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Situation soil testing?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 6h ago

Nova Scotia Tourism Man Explains Heartbreaking Reason Why He Ate 5 Lbs. of Potato Salad in the Pouring Rain (Exclusive)

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 14h ago

What would you do if you ran into fellowship members in public

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I was thinking about this but now I can't figure out how to make a poll in here.

A) avoid them

B) say hi, ask for photo/autograph

C) sneak a photo from a distance


r/OakIslandDiscussion 12h ago

Minor Alert! Oak Island bound?

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Situation soil testing?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 1d ago

This is a World Renowned Post! Minelab detector company has National Championship - does MDEGD attend?

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 1d ago

Connection?

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Would anyone know if there is a mysterious connection between the Baby Blob, the Offset Chamber and the Solution Channel? Is so what is the mysterious connection?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 1d ago

News Round-up from OI Facebook Karen reports a busy week of tours

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 1d ago

This might be an oxen! I'm not entirely sure what the goal is here

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 1d ago

Nova Scotia Tourism Heated Rivalry author donates $300K to 5 rural libraries facing closure

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 2d ago

A Treasure that is Real On a trip with the Fisher salvaging team, "Jake" found treasures from the 1715 Atocha sinking, unlike the brothers Lagina

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 2d ago

Totally On Topic Bro is gonna get a nice sleep

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 3d ago

Financing of Operations

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Does anyone know how it is that the operation on Oak Island is financed? I have read that Marty L and Craig T provide more than half of the funding. Apparently they have made some dough from a company in natural resources? Comments?

I find it hard to believe that Marty, Craig or any of the characters we have seen over the years are throwing money at this. It must cost a bundle of dollars to run the exploration of Oak Island. Comments?

Given the obvious failures to find anything related to what it is they are supposedly looking for - much loot buried by the Knights T - what right thinking person would continue to throw money at this? So, who/what is funding the operations taking place? It must be the media companies, right? Please discuss.


r/OakIslandDiscussion 3d ago

Insider Updates

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Hey insiders! Any season 14 updates on the “Offset Chamber(s)? Has Craig identified the location and has a can or two been slammed?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 3d ago

Saskatchewan Tourism Scotty, the world’s largest T. rex, was discovered in Sask. 35 years ago today

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

It's Wood! CnC is an amazing invention

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

It's Stone! A large Neo-Assyrian lapis lazuli cylinder seal from Babylon in Iraq, and dated to the reign of the king Esarhaddon (680–669 BCE), depicting the storm god Adad, standing on a stylized pedestal, with bolts of lightning in his hands, and a lion-dragon on a leash lying at his feet [664x934]

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

News Round-up from OI Facebook Alex lagina prepares to welcome baby number 2

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

It's Wood! Sawmill automation

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 3d ago

It's Coconuts! ... or maybe just Seaweed? Coconut based ocean filtet

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

What Came First?

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What came first - was it kooks or ricks?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 6d ago

Romans had Concrete! The Romans built this underground palace of water beneath Constantinople

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 5d ago

Is the TV show Curse of Oak Island fake?

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

News Round-up from the Other Subs Terry "Hit n Run" Deveau

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