By Karyn Walker. My Valentine is a recent discovery. A name on the family tree. My great-great-grandfather, Valentine Karle.  Confirmed to be born on 25 February 1826 in Schriesheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on his marriage entry some twenty five years later. Another German connection, unknown until my mother’s side of the tree was uncovered. Valentine is an exotic name amongst the more prosaic Hermans and Johannes and Gottleibs and Williams of the Karle family in early 19th century Germany.  A romantic … Continue reading