For the casual Curse of Oak Island fan, the series offers plenty of unsolved mysteries, and plenty of series regulars to follow as they explore Oak Island along with the Lagina Brothers. But when asked the question, “Who is Jo Atherton?” those fans may very well scratch their heads and truly think…hmmm…Who IS Jo Atherton? The search for Jo Atherton can be as convoluted as the search for Oak Island treasure has been. We, the casual fans, decided to find her.
1. Jo Atherton is listed 20th on the Series Other Crew members for The Curse of Oak Island on IMDb.
There are 38 Other Crew members, and Jo is credited with “images courtesy of” for two episodes in 2015 and 2016. Jo Atherton has been tweeting about Oak Island since 2001. Her Twitter account includes a link to oakislandtreasure.co.uk, and that’s where we found the real info about Jo Atherton!
2. Jo Atherton created the Oak Island Treasure website in August of 2001.
She wanted to connect to international audiences, so they could discover the fascinating story about the island’s Money Pit mystery. She had read the story as a child, and she was hooked. She wanted to connect with other fans, and she has done that in spades. There are now more than 20 thousand Facebook followers of her website.
3. Jo lives in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. She’s actually Joanna.
Her website has become a gathering point for fans from around the world. There are international Oak Island fans whose interest and research about the island’s theories and mysteries. They keep in touch with each other, and new results are posted on the Jo’s website and blog spot as they become available. It’s quite amazing to see the collected questions and answers, and to learn that meetings about the island also take place around the world whenever enthusiasts can make time to get together.
4. Jo is an artist by profession.
She blogs regularly about the island, and provides email contact information for people who have questions to ask. She’s become a focal point for curious folks who’d like to have more information. She often digs into the website archives to highlight pieces of the Oak Island puzzle which are less well known to the public. The website features the collected images and history of all things Oak Island, often described with details which are not included on the television series. Jo has visited the island four times, and intends to make the trek from the UK again as often as possible.
When in the UK, Jo is a potter whose hometown is Harpenden, UK. She currently creates pottery at her pottery shed in Harrold, England. She enjoys working with local clays which she finds nearby. One of her recent showings included tapas bowls she created by hand for the Waddesdon Artists & Makers Fair. She also made stunning ceramic lanterns from reclaimed clay. She posted both her www.potspotspots.co.uk website and her www.oakislandwebsite on her flicker About page.
5. Jo has published Member research information about Oak Island on The Francis Bacon Society website.
That’s just part of where she’s posted. Jo’s Twitter account has a nice sampling of international tweets. She’s also posted about regular get-togethers with other Oak Island fans. In August 2009, she posted an invitation to the annual meeting of the UK Oak Island fans to be held at The Captain Kidd Pub, Wapping, London. She also posted an invitation to New England Oak Island fans for a get-together at Gritty McDuff’s in Portland, Maine in October of 2009. The Cape Breton University Press includes Jo on a page devoted to the Oak Island Mystery and its research. Jo maintains a flickr.com photo gallery of about 180 photos taken when she was on the island with a group of visitors taking the Oak Island Tourism Society Tour, and Explore Oak Island Days in 2008.
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