Frederick Blair (1867-1951) was involved in excavating Oak Island for over sixty years.

The following documents are taken from his collection, including his own personal notes and communications with Oak Island author R.V. Harris. They provide a fascinating insight into his relationship with Hedden, his attitude to Oak Island during the war years and also analysis undertaken on the fragment of parchment recovered from the drill bit after low level boring.

The following PDFs are free to download and read for your own enjoyment and research:

Correspondence relating to the fragment of parchment
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Blair’s correspondence relating to excavations
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Blair and R.V. Harris correspondence I
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Blair and R.V. Harris correspondence II
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Blair’s own documentation of the Oak Island mystery, including supporting statements from the Nineteenth Century
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Information on Blair’s quest
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Newspaper articles concerning Fred Blair
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