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HOW I GOT INVOLVED WITH OAK ISLAND

We here in Nova Scotia know about Oak Island and the mystery surrounding the myth. We always have. For years, it was toted as a supposed myth. Several times, a fascinating tidbit of news would flare up about it and then the hoopla would die down. Pretty much a quiet private affair for the most part among the regional residents, though speculations always abounded from time to time. Many residents considered it hogwash, but even among them there was the thought, ‘what if…’

A group called the “Friends of Oak Island’ started giving tours many years ago before the Laginas were part of the search. I, with friends, took a tour of the island and learned of its history. Charles Barkhouse was giving the tour. It was evident at that time that the mystique was becoming real to many more people. There was un-disputed evidence pointing to a major undertaking in the past, which to this day, we know not what it was about.

Roughly ten years ago, Doug Crowell, was president of the Kings County Historical Society located in Kentville, the shiretown of the Annapolis Valley, some forty miles distant in a northerly direction from Oak Island. He was, and is, also, a researcher involved with Oak Island. I was a director of the historical society, and one day, Doug came to me, knowing I was a traditional blacksmith, and asked if I could extract some information from artifacts they were finding on Oak Island. Because of my yen to know, I had previous knowledge about similar objects, especially those from the regional French, English, and German cultures from the 1600s onward. I said I would try. My assessment of the first group of items shown to me so impressed the Lagina team, especially Rick, that I have assisted the ‘fellowship’ and appeared on Prometheus Entertainment’s show “Curse of Oak Island” ever since.

On this platform, I hope to elucidate more on the many aspects of Oak Island, its artifacts, and its history. Check back often, and stay tuned, as they say.