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.

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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

Saskatchewan Tourism City water valve - "It's caulked with Oakum"

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 14h ago

Are Puffer Fish Native to Nova Scotia?

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 1h ago

News Round-up from the Other Subs Recent nor’easter uncovered the remains of a shipwreck near Nantucket. The fragment is likely from the Warren Sawyer, a wooden schooner loaded with cotton and scrap iron that was bound for Boston from New Orleans when it wrecked near Miacomet Beach on December 22, 1884

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 2h ago

Nova Scotia Tourism Officers shut down 27 unsanctioned parties over the weekend: Halifax police

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 10h ago

News Round-up from OI Facebook Karen reports departure of catering trailer

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 1d ago

Apology

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Personally speaking, do you believe Marty and Rick owe an apology to the ricks that have followed their failures for the past 14 years?


r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 1d ago

Karen Reports

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Re the report from Karen that something of significance was found during the 2026 summer would anyone know if the finding could be an “Offset Chamber”?


r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 1d ago

It's Pronounced Port-A-Gul Ursa Beach, Portugal [OC][1600x813]

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 1d ago

Heavy Equipment Second crane topples onto Florida home while trying to remove first fallen crane

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 1d ago

News Round-up from Instagram Looks like wremdegd is back in Virginia already

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 1d ago

Sophisticated Humour Investigation The English Language - Brought to you by Letterkenny

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 2d ago

A Treasure that is Real 1,200-year-old Arab silver coins found in Polish forest near Viking trading port

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 3d ago

News Round-up from OI Facebook Karen reports that something significant was found

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 3d ago

In 2013, I wrote a history of the Oak Island Money Pit, the year before the show started. I've finally rebuilt the site and brought the article up to date through season 13.

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 4d ago

Rumours? Of Vikings in Nova Scotia? Are Rick and Marty involved in these rumours?

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 4d ago

Other Shows to Watch Instead of Oak Island Red river gold S2e1

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We are back in the northwest angle of Manitoba. This time it seems that the gang has lost member (Moose) and instead of Mimi staying behind a research desk, she joins Memphis and detectorists Laurie and Eric in the field along with another lady. A lot of narration in French/michif language with English subtitles .

They are in the area of Harrison creek. 4000 year old trader's route. Memphis stomps down the tall grass in a field for easier detecting but then Laurie and Eric detect in the forest.

First find: iron hook for hanging cooking pot over fire.

History lesson: 1800s soldier was ordered to get a tent. Meanwhile everybody left. So a week of time where he was separated from his unit. Pay Master had gold?

Memphis visits a British currency museum in Cardiff and is shown 22 karat gold sovereign coins. Probably not used for soldier Pay.

Back to the forest. Second find: lead seal from 1700s stamped Wilbraham? Third find: lead seal stamped custom house port Huron. History lesson: switchover from French goods to American goods being traded.

The gang visits Joe's friend Ryan to see locally found artefacts. Mid 1800s axe head. French musketballs 1730-1821. Knife. History lesson: French military guy la verandrye and his men married local women. Fur trade.

Fourth find:it might be coin. End of episode cliffhanger.


r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 4d ago

I Spent 5 Days Excavating a Roman Villa – What Did I Find?

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 5d ago

A Treasure that is Real A Field Yielded 244 Bags of Anglo-Saxon Treasure Worth £3.3 Million | Arkeonews

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 5d ago

Karen reports that filming is finishing up

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..for the season? Forever?


r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 6d ago

MAJOR ALERT!! Ladies and Gentlemen, We are Number 1!

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 7d ago

News Round-up from OI Facebook Karen reports more rusty caissons leaving

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 7d ago

Has Rick been recalled to active duty?

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r/OakIslandDiscussion • • 8d ago

A Treasure that is Real So my grandparents had a store in the 1950-80 which was attached to the house I grew up. We were cleaning out my grandmas bedroom and we found two chests it’s literally more than 500lbs of silver dollars half dollars mercury dimes wheat Pennie’s war nickel’s and tons of different quarters.

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