Greetings from Canada: I sincerely enjoy receiving all the Hallman news and information that comes across this 'Family Line' and each morning look forward to opening up and reading the daily Hallman news. In following back my connections to the Hallman Family, which turned out to be more than originally believed, I found some families that I've known over the years as 'friends' are infact also, tied into the Hallman Family. Being a Canadian Hallman descendant, Benjamin Hallman (43d), fourth generation from Anthony Hallman, was "our Canadian progenitor" and his youngest son Wendall (Rev.), is my direct connection as Wendall's seventh child, Henry S. Hallman (Rev.), was my maternal grandmother's father. Rev. Henry S. Hallman married Maria Rosenberger 18 Jan. 1881, daughter of Christian Rosenberger and Hannah Shantz. Rev. Henry S. and Maria had eight children; Manilla,Abner, Nancy Ellen (my gmother),Lorne, Annette,Grace (mother of Faith, our Hallman line moderator),A. Myrtle,W. Howard (after whom I was named),F. Ruth. Nancy Ellen married Henry "Harry" Geach 27 Jan. 1916, son of Rev. John Geach and Charlotte Eades of Novar, Ontario, and they had two children(daughters), Theo and Wilda. My mother, Theo, married Nelson Heckendorn 28 Sept. 1934, son of Moses Heckendorn and Amanda Otterbien of Breslau,Ontario and they had one child, yours truly, Howard Roy Heckendorn (the middle name for my mother's uncle, Roy Geach). I married Colleen Anne Brock 02 Nov. 1956, daughter of Gordon R. Brock and Antoinette Holle of Kitchener, Ontario and we have five children, Kimberly Dawn, Kevin Brock, Duane Howard, Brock Nelson, Shaun Patrick. Kimberly Dawn (Rev.) married Dale Van Allen and they have two children, Dana and Nick. Kevin Brock married Lotis Why and they have one child, Katya. Duane Howard married Lynda Huras and they have one child, Graham. Brock Nelson married Bettina Bross, she bringing one child into this union. Shaun Patrick presently enjoys the bachelor lifestyle. This Heckendorn clan all reside in London, Ontario since moving from Kitchener in 1966. My 'other connections' to the Hallman Family are: My grandfather Moses Heckendorn's sister Veronica, known as Franey, married George S. Hallman, son of Abraham C. Hallman and Mary Schmitt and Ella Mae (Viola) Heckendorn, daughter of Menno Heckendorn, uncle to my gfather Moses, married Cranson Winfred Hallman, son of Ephraim S. Hallman and Margaret Sararas and also a grandson of the above Abraham C. Hallman. The 'friends' found to be related to the Hallman Family are Earl Toman and his wife Jean Denstedt, their children Mary and John grew up with our children here in London. Also, a childhood friend of my wifes and a very dear family friend, Marilyn 'Schlichter' McMillan, widow to the late Dr. Donald McMillan of Kitchener. And I must not forget the late Veronica 'Vera' Hallman Hunsberger, daughter of George S. Hallman and Veronica 'Franey' Heckendorn. Vera was the compiler of "The Heckendorn Family History and Genealogy" booklet published in Sept. 1971. I am attempting to update this history booklet on "The Heckendorn Family in Canada" webpage, soon to be available on the internet, I hope! Genealogy searches have reconnected me with many 'cousins' that we've lost touch with over the years and look forward to meeting them again, where possible, in the near future.