Barbara
Benge
Barbara
Benge worked with the AOL Genealogy Forum for 8 years. She is the author
of two books on Native American Genealogy through Heritage Books, and
is currently working on her third book. She has given numerous lectures
- not only on Native American Genealogy, but also many other genealogical
subjects, as well as working previously with "Dear Myrtle"
and the Seekers.
Barbara
has a Native American Genealogy website at http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html
to help those who are seeking their Indian Heritage, and is widely known
for her research. Barbara has been doing research for almost 15 years,
and been lucky enough to collaborate with some of the best genealogists
in the country.
Barbara's
specialties are Native American, Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw,
Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole). She also carries out genealogy research
of other American tribes and research the First Americans of Canada.
She also has knowledge on Swedish genealogy, Bohemian (Czech), Irish
and Catholic records, as well as searching for ancestors in the big
cities, and does graphic work that relates to websites and genealogy
as well as scrap booking memories to pass on to future generations.
She plans to complete her 1867 Cherokee Nation census index in the near
future.
Both Barbara
and her husband and their family are of Cherokee descent. Her husband's
ancestors were very important members of the Cherokee Nation, including
John Benge and Peter Hildebrand who were both wagon masters on the Trail
of Tears. Barbara's genealogy addiction started after watching the documentary
"How the West was Lost". After that she began helping her
husband's Aunt Rosie work on the Benge Genealogy.
From 2002 to 2006 Barbara was the instructor for the Ancestry online
Native American genealogy course.
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