TheCurseOfOakIsland.com documents the complete story of Oak Island, from the 1795 discovery of the Money Pit through 230 years of excavation, investigation, and debate. The site brings together rare resources that don't exist anywhere else online: a lot-by-lot ownership history spanning 275 years, a searchable database of almost 200 documented artifacts, an interactive map of the key locations, a timeline covering 2,300 years of connected history, and episode guides for all thirteen seasons of the television series.
This is an independent research project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the History Channel, Prometheus Entertainment, or any television production. The research, writing, and development are entirely independent.
About the Creator
This site is built and maintained by Corjan Mol, a Dutch author, TV presenter and historical researcher who has spent eight years as a recurring cast member and researcher on The Curse of Oak Island, the History Channel series broadcast in 79 countries. His on-screen investigations focus on tracing the European origins of whatever was brought to Oak Island, work that has taken him on research expeditions across Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Malta.
Corjan's fascination with historical mysteries goes back thirty years, to a copy of Holy Blood, Holy Grail and annual treasure-hunting trips through the French Pyrenees with his father, following the trail of Rennes-le-Château, the mystery that inspired Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. He built one of the earliest and most comprehensive online archives on that subject at renneslechateau.nl, and his research led to appearances on BBC's Forbidden History.
Together with his American research partner Christopher Morford, Corjan is the author of The Jerusalem Files (Watkins / Penguin Random House), which traces the journey of the Menorah from Solomon's Temple through medieval Europe under the Knights Templar, presenting evidence that the sacred relic reached North America.
TheCurseOfOakIsland.com grew out of a simple conviction: that after years of research and investigation, there should be one well-organized, accurate, and comprehensive place for everyone interested in Oak Island, whether you've followed the story for decades or are just discovering it now.
Collaboration
Oak Island has never been a solo endeavour. Every chapter of this story - from the Onslow Company in 1804 to the Lagina brothers today - has depended on people pooling knowledge, resources, and persistence. The mystery is too large and too old for any one person to unravel alone.
This site exists in that same spirit. Many of the resources you find here were made possible by people who generously shared their research, expertise, and time. Thank you so much.
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