Set up in the East Fishkill Historical Society, Michael Barootjian, a curator, has begun to preserve primary documents which relate to Sgt. Clinton Peterson’s life in and after World War I.
The East Fishkill Historical Society was recently donated a diary of Sergeant Clinton Peterson of New York City’s 369th Infantry. The diary was written by Peterson when he was in France, and it is titled, “Somewhere in France.” Along with the diary, various items relating to his life and his wife’s life are now included in our collection. The documents which we possess are rare and full of information about Peterson’s family, and life after World War I, but his war diary was written during World War I. Currently, the Director of the East Fishkill Historical Society, Malcolm Mills, is transcribing Peterson’s diary, and other members, including myself, are working with the other various documents. These documents were folded and were not protected or kept the right way for generations and decades, but we have put in much effort to ensure their conditions.
If interested in helping further research please contact Michael Barootjian at barootm@gmail.com
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