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This genealogy search began with a challenge from Pete Wambach’s father to his children to research his family history and ancestry. His father was an only child whose father died when he was only 4 years old. So, he knew very little about his father. He wanted to “touch the hand of a living, breathing relative.” This talk describes this search that extended to 3 continents and its eventual outcome. Peter Wambach was born in Harrisburg, PA, and was the 6th of 14 children of Peter and Margherita (Zarbo) Wambach. Educated in the parochial school system in central PA, he graduated from Penn State University with a BS in 1970.Wambach worked in the open hearth of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in real estate sales, as a lobbyist and an executive in a construction firm. He retired in 2006 after a 36-year career with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, having served as an employee in the House of Representatives, Revenue, Property and Supplies and General Services departments. In addition, he served 12 years as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1980-1992. He is an eleven-year member of the Board of Trustees of Harrisburg Area Community College.He resides in Harrisburg with his wife Urszula, and is the father of 2 children, 2 step-children and 3 grandchildren.
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