Background
Makarewicz, Joseph Thomas was born on March 6, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Stanley and Mary Sophie (Wozny) Makarewicz.
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Makarewicz, Joseph Thomas was born on March 6, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Stanley and Mary Sophie (Wozny) Makarewicz.
Bachelor, LaSalle University, 1959. Master of Arts, Marquette University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1972.
Instructor, U. Pittsburgh, 1964-1965; senior research associate, U. Pittsburgh, since 1979; assistant professor, East Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania) State College, 1965-1968; assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University, Monaca, 1968-1979.
President Anthony Wayne History Society, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 1975-1979. Vice president Beaver County History Foundation, 1988-1992. Committee member Pennsylvania Museum and History Commission Quicentennial Committee, Harrisburg, 1989-1992, member cultural advisory committee.
Member Immigration History Society (newsletter editor since 1991), History Society Western Pennsylvania (collections committee since 1988), National Council Social Studies, Pennsylvania Council Social Studies, Polish History Society.
Married Bonnie Lee, August 7, 1965.