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Ben Holladay, Abigail Scott Duniway were old friends of hers (WPA oral-history interview with Minerva Thessing)

Published: July 1, 2024, 2 p.m.

WPA writer Sara B. Wrenn's oral history interview with Minerva Thessing. Ms. Thessing grew up near Milwaukie in the 1860s and was friends with some of Oregon's most famous pioneer characters, from Ben Holladay to Abigail Scott Duniway. She also seems to have had a knack for psychic matters. (For the transcript, see https://www.loc.gov/item/wpalh001996/ )