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=== Gustav Anjou  (1863-1942)===
=== 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 FamilySearch Library.  


Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
Articles discussing fraudulent works:<br>
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*Remington, Gordon L., "Gustave Anjou - Forger of American Genealogies," ''Swedish American Genealogist'', Vol. 12, No. 4, Article 2 (1992). Online at: [https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2425&context=swensonsag Digital Commons]. Downloadable.
*Remington, Gordon L., "Gustave Anjou - Forger of American Genealogies," ''Swedish American Genealogist'', Vol. 12, No. 4, Article 2 (1992). Online at: [https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2425&context=swensonsag Digital Commons]. Downloadable.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Anjou Gustave Anjou] at ''Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Anjou Gustave Anjou] at ''Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.''
*[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Gustave_Anjou_Fraud Gustave Anjou Fraud] at WikiTree


===Charles Henry Browning (1846-1926)===
===Charles Henry Browning (1846-1926)===
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*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*McCracken, George E.,  "Towards an Index Expurgatorius," ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 1976): 182. Article identifies genealogical fraudsters: Gustav Anjou, Horatio Gates Somerby, Charles H. Browning, C.A. Hoppin, Orra Eugene Monnette, Frederick A. Virkus and John S. Wurts. Article excerpt online at: [https://www.bartonsite.org/Resources/roger-barton-and-rufus-barton-were-not-brothers.pdf Bartonsite.org], p. 9. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*Reed, Paul C. "Two Somerby Frauds or 'Placing the Flesh on the Wrong Bones'", ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 74, No. 1 (January 1999). Brief excerpt provided at [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Horatio_Gates_Somerby_Fraud Horatio Gates Somerby Fraud] at WikiTree. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*Reed, Paul C. "Two Somerby Frauds or 'Placing the Flesh on the Wrong Bones'", ''The American Genealogist'', Vol. 74, No. 1 (January 1999). Brief excerpt provided at [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Horatio_Gates_Somerby_Fraud Horatio Gates Somerby Fraud] at WikiTree. Complete article at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/283/american-genealogist-the American Ancestors ($)].
*[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Horatio_Gates_Somerby_Fraud Horatio Gates Somerby Fraud] at WikiTree.


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