This oral history interview with Margaret Thiele Petti was conducted by Jim Strassmaier at the Henry Thiele Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, from March 26 to April 30, 1987, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. The interview was conducted in four sessions. In this interview, Petti discusses her early life and her family's history in the hotel business in Vernonia, Oregon. She discusses her marriage to Henry Thiele, as well as his life and career, and talks about working at and managing the Henry Thiele Restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The collection also includes several photographs of Petti.