Orest Talpash

(- a representative of the Third Generation in North America)

Summary:

·    born 9 February 1940 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada

·    1964 married Olesia Gorchynski; 4 children: Larissa, Yvan, Andriy, Lydia

·    interests - reading, social history, genealogy, hiking, travel

Education

 - 1971 awarded, after examinations, Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) in Dermatology
 - 1967-1972 specialization training: Internal Medicine, Pathology and Dermatology -Toronto
 - 1964 completed internship at the Saskatoon City Hospital, Saskatoon
 - 1963 Doctor of Medicine - University of Saskatchewan
 - 1959 Bachelor of Arts - University of Saskatchewan
 - 1956 completed high school in Buchanan, Saskatchewan

Professional activity (until retirement in 1998)

 - 1972-1998 - private Dermatology practice, Edmonton, Alberta 
 - Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta
 - Active Staff, Misericordia Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta                   
 - Consulting Staff in six other hospitals in Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Canada
 - 1964-1967 - Medical Officer, rank of Captain, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps; service in Canada, Germany, Norway, and at the National Defence Medical Center in Ottawa

Community activity

 - active in many Ukrainian-Canadian organizations 1973 to the present.

Genealogy of the Talpash Family

My interest in Social History led me to examine the interesting narratives about the Talpash families. I have now recorded over 1000 names in a computerized genealogy program, including all descendants of the 5 Talpash siblings who came to Canada from Pennsylvania, and of one of the two who remained in USA.

These records are meant for the members of the family. Although I am happy to relate interesting anecdotes about some of the deceased, the entire file will not be entered into genealogical or commercial data banks. And certainly, ethical considerations will not permit me to share information about living members.

Please feel free to email me with comments, addenda and inquiries.

Additional links to check:

http://www.lemko.org/roots.html