Thank you. I will check this site.
Ruth
----- Original Message -----
From: Hansen <hansen8(a)burgoyne.com>
To: <CARNAHAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [CARNAHAN-L] Early Carnahan History II- Anjou
Ruth -
If you check this website they give you all the listings at the
FHL
and also the other known Anjou histories. Linda
http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/fraud/fraud.htm
I
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Swan Johnson" <rjohnson(a)directcon.net>
To: <CARNAHAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: [CARNAHAN-L] Early Carnahan History II- Anjou
> Linda,
>
> Thank you. I will check the LDS Family History Library catalog for
> histories by Anjou.
>
> Ruth
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hansen <hansen8(a)burgoyne.com>
> To: <CARNAHAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [CARNAHAN-L] Early Carnahan History II- Anjou
>
>
> > Ruth -
> > The best way I have found to search for Anjou is the way that Emma
> > suggested.
> >
> > Anjou only published three works but did hundreds privately. Over
100
> > family histories he did are on the shelf at the Salt Lake Family
History
> > Center. The Carnahan book is NOT one of them. I wish it
was -
because
I
> > would like to know what we can "credit" to him.
> >
> > Obviously, JV Thompson had a copy. He may have even paid Anjou to
do
> > it. He paid him for works on the Caruthers and Jack families, I
believe.
> I
> > also believe from information I have here that Corah Lynn Davis had
access
> > to a copy. I know from my conversations with her that Linda Nelsen
(of
> the
> > Carnahan Newsletter) did not.
> >
> > About 5 years ago - the Medieval Division of the Family History
> Library
> > (the experts) tried to verify the information I gave them on the
Carnahan
> > history back to Scotland that many of you have seen. They had it for
2
> > years and could not verify any of it. I suspect it is part
of Anjou's
> work.
> >
> > If anyone out there runs into a copy or has access to a copy of
> Anjou's
> > book on the Carnahans - please let us know. Thompson called it
"Anjou's
> > Carnahan History". It would be any Carnahan work by
Gustave Anjou.
> >
> > Thanks - Linda Hansen
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ruth Swan Johnson" <rjohnson(a)directcon.net>
> > To: <CARNAHAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CARNAHAN-L] Early Carnahan History II- Anjou
> >
> >
> > > Linda,
> > >
> > > Thank you for this information. Is there anything published on
Gustave
> > Anjou
> > > giving data on the other lines he was paid to research, a list of
his
> > > clients? Would this information be found in
Anderson's book?
> > >
> > > Ruth Swan Johnson
> > > rjohnson(a)directcon.net
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Hansen <hansen8(a)burgoyne.com>
> > > To: <CARNAHAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 8:42 AM
> > > Subject: [CARNAHAN-L] Early Carnahan History II- Anjou
> > >
> > >
> > > > Many of you may know that Josiah V. Thompson spent a lot of time
in
> the
> > > early 1900's researching the Jacks, Carnahans and related families -
he
> > left
> > > us invaluable notes - but here is something in his journal we all
need
> to
> > > take note of. (This exerpt from Charlee Wilson):
> > > > Josiah VanKirk Thompson Journals, Volume 20, p 359:
> > > > A letter dated Mch 8, 1927 from Chas A. Hanna no 15 R ockledge
Road,
> > > Montclair NJ call my attention to an error i n my
letter of June 24,
> 1924
> > to
> > > him, in which I gave Hannah Power as marrying Mch 11, 1740 1st James
> > > Carnahan b 171 9 ob 1788 2d Rev Jacob Jennings which I copied from
> Anjou'
> > s
> > > Carnahan History page 102 where as this Hannah married Capt James
> Carnahan
> > > born 1743 a son of the 1719 James. He gives 1788 as date of death of
> this
> > > James whereas that was th e year his son Capt James was drowned in
> > Allegheny
> > > Rive r & Anjou says he died in 1795 another error. His father may
have
> > died
> > > then. Anjou has them woefully confused. Mr Hanna says the tombstone
at
> > > Dunlaps creek g.y. which I no doubt have, says that
Hannah Jennings
was
> > born
> > > 1749 & died in 1838 aged 89. While Rev Jacob Jennings was born 1743.
He
> > > thinks & rightfully that this Hannah was the wife of Cap t James who
was
> > > drowned in the Allegheny River in 1788.
> > > >
> > > > Do we all know who Anjou is? Here is some information about Anjou
> from
> > > Fraudulent Lineages compiled by Robert Charles Anderson, Derry, NH
and
> > > published in the Genealogical Journal of the Utah
Genealogical
> > Association:
> > > > Professional genealogists and serious researchers alike, have been
> aware
> > > of the forgeries and frauds committed by GUSTAVE ANJOU (1863-1942)
and
> we
> > of
> > > this Society believe this material should be brought to the
attention
of
> > all
> > > who may come in contact with any the publications listed below.
> > > >
> > > > The sad fact is that Gustave Anjou was not a genealogist, but a
forger
> > of
> > > genealogical records that have been passed on for years to unwary
> clients
> > > and then through researchers who believed, or wanted to believe,
they
> had
> > a
> > > true lineage. They in turn republished the material in their own
works
> and
> > > the cycle continues even today.
> > > >
> > > > Gustave Anjou produced these "genealogies" for wealthy
clients at
a
> > price
> > > of around $9,000 and the client. needless to say, always received
what
> > they
> > > wanted.
> > > >
> > > > Anjou did a lot of work on the Jacks and Carnahans. What about
that
> > > Carnahan lineage that goes clear back into Scotland?
All those exact
> birth
> > > dates for the children of James Carnahan and Margaret Janny - that
we
> are
> > > now unable to find? He was a master at making up dates. He would
throw
> > > enough real data in to make it plausible. We need to be really
careful.
> > > >
> > > > Linda Hansen
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >