What started as a routine carpet cleaning job in rural Petaluma, continued with a deep dive into the life of Lorenzo Waugh, a Methodist minister, Petaluma pioneer and adventurer (1808-1900). Turns out, the home in which I worked is on the property that is part of the original Waugh homestead, land granted to him by Gen. Vallejo. I couldn’t let it go until I had photographed Waugh’s original Petaluma home (with permission), read most of Waugh’s autobiography, visited his grave in Cypress Hill and written this post. I hope you find his life as fascinating as I do. Read more and view more photos HERE:https://www.advanceddry.com/the-lorenzo-waugh-homestead/

Read about another Methodist minister, whiskey-barrel preacher and church-planter, Rev. William Taylor of San Francisco in my blog post for Grace Community Church San Francisco. Revs. Taylor and Waugh were contemporaries and likely knew each other. Each planted the first Methodist church in their respective areas.