This 116-year-old Oregon City mystery started with two letters behind a wall

Published on: 09/21/2026

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Two letters found during renovations of a historic home in Oregon City, dated 1909 and 1910. They were addressed to Daisy Etchison, the woman in the photo. Robert Whiting, right, meets with Matt Etchison, the great-grandson of Daisy Etchison. Whiting returned a pair of letters written to Daisy in 1909 and 1910. Daisy and John Etchison, shown in an undated photo in a family album. Two letters found during renovations of a historic home in Oregon City, dated 1909 and 1910. John Etchison’s grave located at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City, September 15, 2026. Etchison's photo collection also included an undated image that appears to be from the late 1800s, of the One of the letters from Daisy's Etchison's sister, Ethel, dated Nov. 11, 1910. Robert Whiting, right, meets with Matt Etchison, the great-grandson of Daisy Etchison. Whiting returned a pair of letters written to Daisy in 1909 and 1910. Daisy and John Etchison's son, Kenneth. And older Daisy, now Daisy Brady, shown in an undated family photo. Two letters found during renovations of a historic home in Oregon City, dated 1909 and 1910. Etchison's photo collection also included an undated image that appears to be from the late 1800s, of the The home where the two letters were found in Oregon City. Robert Whiting, left, meets with Matt Etchison, the great-grandson of Daisy Etchison. Whiting returned a pair of letters written to Daisy in 1909 and 1910.