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*Jane A. Leavell, "The Horn Papers," ''Jane's Story Page'' ([http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/Horn.html http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/Horn.html]: accessed 10 December 2009); includes a bibliography.<br>
*Jane A. Leavell, "The Horn Papers," ''Jane's Story Page'' ([http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/Horn.html http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/Horn.html]: accessed 10 December 2009); includes a bibliography.<br>


=== Gustav Anjou  ===
== Known Fraudulent Genealogists ==
=== Gustav Anjou  (1863-1942)===


Gustav Anjou is perhaps the most famous author of fraudulent genealogies. Many of his works are available online and at reputable libraries like the Family History Library.  
Gustav Anjou is perhaps the most famous author of fraudulent genealogies. Many of his works are available online and at reputable libraries like the Family History Library.  


For more information about Anjou frauds, consult these sources:<br>  
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*Gordon L. Remington, "Gustave We Hardly Knew Ye: A Portrait of Herr Anjou as a Jungberg," ''Genealogical Journal'' (Utah Genealogical Association) 19, nos. 1-2 (1991). Identifies Anjou's real identity.<br>
*Harold Oliver,ed., "More Fraudulent Lineages," ''America's First Families ([http://web.archive.org/web/20120721013946/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/anjousbu.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120721013946/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/anjousbu.htm]: accessed 15 October 2013). Contains a list of 305 Anjou genealogies. See also "Genealogy Frauds" on the same website ([http://web.archive.org/web/20120905105335/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/fraud.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120905105335/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/fraud.htm]: accessed 15 October 2013).<br>''
*Robert Charles Anderson, CG, FASG, "We Wuz Robbed! The Modus Operandi of Gustave Anjou," ''Genealogical Journal'' (Utah Genealogical Association) 19, nos. 1-2 (1991). Describes the manner in which Anjou fabricated genealogies.<br>
*Wikipedia contributors, "Gustave Anjou," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gustave_Anjou&oldid=572101969 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gustave_Anjou&amp;oldid=572101969]: accessed 15 October 2013).<br>
 
===Charles Henry Browning (1841-1923)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
 
===Harriet (Bainbridge) De Salis (1829-1908)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
 
===Charles Arthur Hoppin (1866-?)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
 
===Brian Leese (1931-1989)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
 
===Orra Eugene Monnette (1873-1936)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
 
===Louis Raphael Nardini, Jr. (1938-2007) ===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
*Mills, Elizabeth Shown, C.G., C.G.L., F.A.S.G. "Deliberate Fraud and Mangled Evidence." ''The American Genealogist.'' Vol. 72, Nos 3-4 (July/October 1997): 353.
 
===Horatio Gates Somerby (1805-1872)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
 
===Frederick Adams Virkus (1879-1955)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
 
===John S. Wurts (1876-1958)===
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>


*Gordon L. Remington, "Gustave We Hardly Knew Ye: A Portrait of Herr Anjou as a Jungberg," ''Genealogical Journal'' (Utah Genealogical Association) 19, nos. 1-2 (1991). Identifies Anjou's real identity.<br>


*Harold Oliver,ed., "More Fraudulent Lineages," ''America's First Families ([http://web.archive.org/web/20120721013946/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/anjousbu.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120721013946/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/anjousbu.htm]: accessed 15 October 2013). Contains a list of 305 Anjou genealogies. See also "Genealogy Frauds" on the same website ([http://web.archive.org/web/20120905105335/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/fraud.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120905105335/http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/fraud/fraud.htm]: accessed 15 October 2013).<br>''


*Robert Charles Anderson, CG, FASG, "We Wuz Robbed! The Modus Operandi of Gustave Anjou," ''Genealogical Journal'' (Utah Genealogical Association) 19, nos. 1-2 (1991). Describes the manner in which Anjou fabricated genealogies.<br>


*Wikipedia contributors, "Gustave Anjou," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gustave_Anjou&oldid=572101969 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gustave_Anjou&amp;oldid=572101969]: accessed 15 October 2013).<br>


=== Additional Articles about Fraudulent Genealogies  ===
=== Additional Articles about Fraudulent Genealogies  ===