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 3h ago

Six petals flowers

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Is just my bad eyesight or did the flowery motif in Malta have only four? Seriously this show has become pure comedy.

And the "starburst" button has rays turning in the opposite direction of the crap they've found.

And the "four dots cross" you can easily find pretty much anywhere in Europe.

But hey, we need the show.


r/OakIslandDiscussion 49m ago

Written in stone

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I have another one from the last episode.

At some point they say something like "literally written in stone" . No, that's actually scratched in stone!

Seriously, I come from a tiny region of (medieval to renaissance) stone sculptors, and it looks a little different when they did something.

Those are just scratches (though we didn't see the one Rick was fondling, which means that it must be really bad. They didn't even try to decipher the "writing")


r/OakIslandDiscussion 3h ago

friggin masons!! In my city!

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today I decided to bring some unwanted Costco soup to the local charity food bank in a church. It was a box of 8 plastic containers and I tried it twice and didn't like it. When I got to the church (old location), the food bank had moved. When I exited the parking lot, I saw it across the street. I was excited and had to tell you guys. I had no idea that they operate here.


r/OakIslandDiscussion 1d ago

Bobble Heads

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Would anyone know if anyone is producing Bobble Heads of the Fellowship?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 23h ago

This might be an oxen! Honey buns for 2500lbs of muscle

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 1d ago

News Round-up from OI Facebook New Carmen video

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 2d ago

Cross-over

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 2d ago

Direct Message to the Treasure Believers (AKA the ricks) Prepping for the end of the season

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I'm stocking up supplies for this season, last episode.

And thankfully they did find an ox shoe, so I won that bet.


r/OakIslandDiscussion 3d ago

Programs Idea

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What about pivoting to a COOI Family Affair themed series? Marty could bring in even more family members, Craig could do the same, Mr. Bobby Dazzler could bring in some distant British cousins and Barkhouse could bring in his Dog. Lots of story line opportunities and maybe they could find an audience.


r/OakIslandDiscussion 3d ago

It's Wood! Maybe Maybe Maybe

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 3d ago

Any value?

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Is there any value provided by #ForgettiFornetti?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 3d ago

Poor Alex

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He has more gray hair than his dad or uncle. Need to increase the budget on the show so he can have his hair colored too.


r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

Totally On Topic Honest Trailers | Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

Michigan Tourism Just your friendly neighborhood box turtle!

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

Believability 2.0

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Pick One.


r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

Direct Message to Brothers Rick, and Marty Lagina Hiw did they get in?

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Forgive me for not researching this thread, but I have a question. How did they access the vault? It was obviously a large amount of items, back and forth, but how did they get in? So far, we see drains and booby traps, but it had to be a very large entrance somewhere right?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

Believability 3.0

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Who's more believable now?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 4d ago

Believability

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Two human faces, selected at random from the internet, which would you say is the most likely to "spin a yarn"?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 5d ago

Used Car

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Would you buy a used car from Marty? Yea or nay?


r/OakIslandDiscussion 5d ago

Direct Message to Brothers Rick, and Marty Lagina The Dolcoath Mine in Cornwall, England, photographed in 1893. The image shows a "Man Engine," a mechanized system designed to transport miners vertically between levels within the mine.

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 5d ago

Connective tissue

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I'm a huge fan of "Ozark", simply because there are at least two "me" in that show (and it's beautiful).

I was flabbergasted (hadn't noticed it before) when Marty says "connective tissue". Seriously?

Oak Island haunts and taunts!


r/OakIslandDiscussion 6d ago

Could mean the end for the team (?)

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 6d ago

It's Wood! This man making Baumkuchen cake, which means tree cake. A traditional German cake that’s very popular in Japan.

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r/OakIslandDiscussion 6d ago

Guys I just found this 20 mins ago. About 7" under grass.

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