The first is the belief by some that he ventured to North America and in particular Nova Scotia over 100 years before Columbus. We know this because, in an attempt to defend himself, he led authorities to where it was buried and it was duly recovered. "Dan was known as a pillar of strength to those around him and we will be forever grateful for the time we had with him," the show's Los Angeles-based production company, Prometheus Entertainment, said in a tweet. There was even a Masonic biker club, the Widow’s Sons who had very neat colours. To my recollection there were four maps setting out the exploits of Captain Morgan, now more famous for his rum than his pillaging of Spanish colonial cities, Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, Anne Bonny the infamous female pirate and of course Captain Kidd. The only thing missing was the parrot. I said, 'Well, No. Since 2010 the new owners have found a pair of scissors that the Smithsonian has declared to be of Spanish American origin and at least three hundred years old. They also have a relationship with the fabled Knights Templar who became one of the wealthiest Christian organizations at the time of the crusades, but eventually fell afoul of the king of France and the leaders were executed and much wealth confiscated by the greedy Philip IV. The original formation has long since been destroyed, but the owners have recreated it from preserved drawings. © 2018 The Maritime Explorer. Barkhouse describes the Oak Island mystery as a 1000-piece puzzle with 400 pieces missing! It was during one of these periods in the 1970’s that my desire to visit Oak Island was first partially satisfied when I first sneaked on to the island and made a clandestine visit. Alvin Russel Barkhouse Halifax Herald 11/22/2007 BARKHOUSE, Alvin Russel - Age 86, of Walnut Street, Bridgewater, passed away in South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater on Monday, November 19, 2007, following a courageous battle with leukemia and diabetes. I also wrongly assumed it was the Money Pit down which the CBC stuck a camera in 1971 and appeared to find possible chests and a human hand. Charles Barkhouse, an Oak Island historian and family friend, described Blankenship as a “living legend.” ... As the voice of the industry, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has been a supporter of Indigenous participation in Canadian wind projects. However, the cavern is below the water line, so it is filled with water and apparently has a strong current at times. There have been periods of years where no one was allowed on, but the treasure seekers. Born in Hantsport on January 9, 1936 she was a daughter of the late Captain Charles and Florence (Fields) Barkhouse. Well I will try to say in one paragraph what others have taken many books to describe. Not much has changed. Charles Barkhouse – An Oak Island historian who also acts as a tour guide for Oak Island Tours, the company that owns most of the island. She was predeceased by her father, John Rorrison and her mother, Sissy (Elizabeth) Rorrison. ", Lohnes said Blankenship truly believed there was treasure to be found and it was "just a matter of getting to it. This one little piece of parchment propaganda sent me on a mission of reading everything I could find in the school and town library on pirates, Captain Kidd in particular. Dorothy Jane Barkhouse, formerly Dorothy Jane Schofield, age 89, of Windsor, Hants County, formerly of Baxter’s Harbour, Kings County, passed away on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012, in the Dykeland Lodge, Windsor. Message. Helen Armstrong Barkhouse Barkhouse, Helen Armstrong – Age 77, Truro, passed away at her home in Truro on December 15, 2020 surrounded by her husband, Harold and daughters, Sandra, Eileen and Dale. What brought me and Alison to Oak Island was an invitation from our friend Dr. George Burden to join in a tour that was being put on especially for the Free Mason’s. Ever since I was a young boy I have been fascinated with pirates and in particular Captain Kidd and his connection to Nova Scotia’s Oak Island. Now, a local MLA wants to change the rules for Oak Island treasure hunters. Death. Ronald Theodore Barkhouse (1926-1974), Canadian merchant and politician who represented Lunenburg East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1984 Joyce Carman Barkhouse CM ONS (1913-2012), Canadian children's writer, best known for writing historical fiction, her novel Pit Pony (1989) was made into a Gemini Award winning series "In truth he was much more than just a treasure hunter. I remember more the absolute feeling of crushing disappointment on arriving at what I thought was the money pit. We were fortunate to get into the group that was led by Charles Barkhouse, a Nova Scotian who grew up in the area and who is the historian of Oak Island. Here I am at the entrance to the Nolan property with the cross stone squarely off limits inside the Nolan boundary. Today there is a specific branch of Freemasonry which is called the Knights Templar and open only to Christians, as opposed to other branches that require only a belief in a supreme being. Also in the museum is an old shoe found under a rotted wharf that was only discovered a few years ago. After touring the museum, we assembled out front and were divided into two groups. Helen was born in Glasgow, Scotland on January 7, 1943. BARKHOUSE, CHARLES RICHARD; Regimental Number: 5852; Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 436 - 27. Publishing date: Mar 19, 2019 • • 3 minute read. By Keith Doucette The Canadian Press Posted March 19, 2019 9:02 am . 1, there's treasure on Oak Island, and No. First they have brought a new supply of money, ideas and enthusiasm to the project and serious efforts to get to the bottom of the mystery are once again underway. To a youngster they were fascinating things of great colour and detail and I believed every word that was on them. There were people from eighty to infants in strollers so just about anyone who is ambulatory can do this tour. CHARLES BARKHOUSE Production Consultant and cast member of History Television’s hit show “Curse of Oak Island”. However, to my knowledge there are no aboriginal legends surrounding events on Oak Island. Here searchers many years ago found a man made triangle of stones, the meaning of which is contested. Stupidly expecting to see the giant oak tree with a shaft underneath it, I instead saw an industrial mess of broken and rusted machinery amid a huge excavation partially filled with water. Once it almost cost Dan his life as part of the borehole wall was collapsed by some huge unknown pressure. Charles Barkhouse ... production consultant / images courtesy of (8 episodes, 2015-2016) Mary Kochones ... vice president of rights and clearances: Prometheus Entertainment (8 episodes, 2015-2016) Joe Lessard ... vice president of production: Prometheus Entertainment / additional writing … After that we returned to the parking lot where Marty and Rick Lagina along with the TV show’s producer were waiting for us. Behind South Cove is what the searchers call ‘The Swamp’ which they believe to be an artificial creation and are currently in the process of draining. He retired from Labor International Union 292 of North America. Peggys Cove Kerfuffle – Decide for Yourself. See more ideas about Mary, Anne, Artistic installation. Results 1–2 of 2 View Record Name Birth Date Birth Place Relative Regimental Number View Images; View Record. Charles holds a wealth of historical knowledge acquired over a 26-year period. Charles Richard Barkhouse: date: location: Charles Barkhouse is part of the Masonic order, and according to the James Wray interview on Monsters & Critics, Barkhouse has “recently advanced to the Knights Templar level” within the order. You can clearly see that the entire area has had the top ten feet or so of overburden removed, but it looks more like a gravel pit than a money pit. Some claim that it is meant to represent a sextant and it is a fact that it does point in the direction of the Money Pit. Born on March 8th, 1923, in Baxter’s Harbour, Kings County, Nova Scotia, she was a daughter of the late George and Alice McCulley. ", "To me Dan is Oak Island. Why anyone would leave behind such obvious signs of a burial remains an enigma. George and I had a good talk and we told them about the mysterious pentagonal rock foundations and mystery walls at a secret location just outside Halifax as well as our recent trip to Isle Haute where we had observed much evidence of treasure seeking. This hole goes down 140 feet and then there is another fifty feet or so of reinforced concrete until it finally ends where a large underground cavern opens up. Looking at it now I can see why it would hold tremendous interest and become a thing of great wonderment to the point that I carried it with me everywhere until it gradually disintegrated from repeated foldings and unfoldings. I have to confess that I was impressed with the Masonic regalia that many wore and the fact that it was a much younger group than I would have expected. So, the reality certainly is that somebody had the technology to not only to make a primitive steel, but the method to get it and the other organic materials down to depths of over 170 feet. This has led to a greater interest and desire to visit Oak Island across North America and that is a great thing for Nova Scotia tourism. In lieu of flowers, donations in Helen's memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society Nova Scotia Division, 5826 South St., Halifax, NS B3H 9Z9, or a charity of choice. Blankenship co-owned the island with a group of investors, including brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, who are doing the major work on site now. Beside the triangle is an innocent enough looking little pond which Charles explained was once up to ninety feet deep. By far the most interesting thing in the museum is a replica of a stone that was apparently found by the original McGinnis group at a depth of over 75 feet in the money pit. "He'd always tell me I'd have to wait until the next time he came back. The Canadian Press. by Canadian Press. Charles Barkhouse, an Oak Island historian and family friend, described Blankenship as a "living legend. I know most service clubs like The Lions, Rotary International and The Kinsmen are struggling, but it appeared that the Freemason’s were quite alive and well with many young members. Dan Blankenship moved to Oak Island in 1965 and spent much of his life searching for buried treasure on the infamous island. Barkhouse chuckled. This took place at Borehole 10 which really is something worth seeing. Peter Fornetti – Rick and Marty's nephew. Turns out he was actually a pretty shitty pirate; not very vicious, not very successful and not around for a very long time before being hung. Why in God’s name he would haul his treasure over a thousand feet up to throw it in a pond is not a question they want to encounter. He was a staple on "The Curse of Oak Island," a reality TV series on the History channel that was set on the 57-hectare island on Nova Scotia's south shore. Charles pointed out a number of these during the tour, including this one that has obviously been moved to sit atop a cement slab. From what I can gather on the web they were a Canadian promotion only and the drawings were done by one of Golden Books’ illustrators. The connection to Oak Island and the Knights Templar comes through the somewhat murky and controversial Sir Henry Sinclair, who while definitely a real person, has had exploits attributed to him that put him closer to Paul Bunyanesque status. One of the more controversial theories about Oak Island is whether or not certain large boulders are situated in such a way to form various points on a very large Christian cross that covers a large part of the island. Not only is the shoe also hundreds of years old, it is the equivalent of a size fourteen which would have made the wearer a giant in the days when men were much shorter on average than today. The production crew was filming an upcoming episode of The Curse of Oak Island in this area as we passed by. "At 95 when you shook his hand you knew you were shaking somebody's hand," Barkhouse said. He had a very full life.” Barkhouse said Blankenship was a U.S. Army veteran who had a successful contracting business in Miami, Fla., when he got hooked on the Oak Island … The Canadian Press . In the late 1950’s or early 1960’s Shreddies, (my favourite cereal after Sugar Pops which we were only allowed to have on special occasions) started putting treasure maps in their boxes. Theories on who may have buried treasure on the island range from pirate Blackbeard to the Knights Templar. Find archival material at the Dalhousie University Libraries. To me it looks more like a sailboat. Since the area was settled not long after Halifax was founded in 1749, it seems to be common sense that it must have occurred before then as such an undertaking could not have gone unnoticed once settlers and fisherman started to frequent the area. He is one of the regulars on the TV show and he is also a Mason. The Canadian Press. Age 83 of Hantsport, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 22, 2019 in Hants Community Hospital, Windsor. Maude worked at the Hantsport Juice Plant and Canadian … Somebody with amazing resources and engineering skills must have spent months at least on the island building this system to protect or hide something, but what. There are two things that connect Sinclair very tenuously to Oak Island. "He had a big set of mitts on him because he was a hardworking man all his life. In 2006 Tobias sold his interest to Michigan brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and they and the Blankenship interests now operate as Oak Island Tours Inc. We came to a clearing which Charles explained had once been the lands of one Samuel Ball who was an ex-slave from Virginia who gained his freedom by fighting for the British during the American Revolution. All Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918 results for Charles Barkhouse. Barkhouse chuckled. I personally have climbed a hill not far from Red Bay, Labrador and stood on the banks of a pond that searcher’s are convinced contains one of the captain’s many hidden treasures. However, the treasure was not on some remote Caribbean cay or on one of the thousands of islands off Nova Scotia, but on Gardiner’s Island nearby the very unromantic Long Island in New York. We were fortunate to get into the group that was led by Charles Barkhouse, a Nova Scotian who grew up in the area and who is the historian of Oak Island. However, the one thing that he did do that has become an absolute staple of pirate lore is that he unquestionably buried a treasure. The last thing Charles pointed was a mysterious letter G inscribed in a rock at the edge of Smith’s Cove. Charles Barkhouse, an Oak Island historian and family friend, described Blankenship as a “living legend.” ... Barkhouse said Blankenship settled on the island in the 1970s and was driven in ways he imagines most people who are attracted to a mystery are. Second in collaboration with Friends of Oak Island they have reopened the island to the public on a limited basis with guided tours offered for a very reasonable $10 a person every second weekend or so. Because of the size of the group he had to use a megaphone. Rick Lohnes, who runs tours of Oak Island, said he first met Blankenship in the 1980s at the auto repair shop where Lohnes used to work. He was born in … "In truth he was much more than just a treasure hunter. Canadian English Español Français.