Here follow a number of documented interviews which took place between Oak Island author D’Arcy O’Connor and long time treasure hunter, and island resident, Dan Blankenship. The interviews were conducted during the 1960’s and ’70’s and offer a fascinating insight into the exploratory work taking place on the island at that time.
Notes from an interview between D’Arcy O’Connor and Dan Blankenship talking about the accident on Borehole 10X – January 11th 1977
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Notes from a phone conversation between D’Arcy O’Connor and Dan Blankenship. Dan talks about drilling taking place between Borehole 10X and the Cave-In Pit – April 6th 1977
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Notes from an interview between D’Arcy O’Connor and Dan Blankenship. Dan travelled to Haiti in 1979 to seek out LochardÃs communal bank – May 26 1976
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Notes from an interview between D’Arcy O’Connor, Janie and Dan Blankenship. Janie recalls the day when Dan first read about Oak Island in a Readers Digest article – June 5th 1976
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Notes from an interview between D’Arcy O’Connor and David Blankenship commenting on keeping the Money Pit dry – June 17th 1976
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Notes from an interview between D’Arcy O’Connor and Dan Blankenship in which Dan mentions dowsing and the vast underground network of tunnels he believes to exist beneath Oak Island – August 3rd 1976
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Notes from an interview between D’Arcy O’Connor and Dan Blankenship. Dan is working on a hole a few feet west of the Hedden shaft – August 14th 1976
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Notes from an interview between D’Arcy O’Connor and Dan Blankenship. Dan speaks of a psychogeologist who has contacted him with theories which match his own – September 16th 1976
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Notes from an interview between D’Arcy O’Connor and Dan Blankenship, who remains convinced he is about to make a major find before Christmas, 1976 – September 28 1976
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Notes from an interview between D’Arcy O’Connor and Dan Blankenship, who is now living permenantly near Oak Island with his wife Janie and son David – May 19 1975
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Statement of Dan Blankenship from the R.V.Harris papers – July 27 1965
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Collection of newspaper articles relating to Dan’s treasure hunting career
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