A broadcast journalist, humanities professor, and author, Benjamin D. Brotemarkle has been researching and reporting the history of and activities in Barberville for more than 15 years. Barberville is included in Brotemarkle's book Beyond the Theme Parks: Exploring Central Florida, winner of the inaugural James J. Horgan Book Award from the Florida Historical Society. Also the author of Titusville and Mims, Brotemarkle is a regular exhibitor at Barberville's Fall Jamboree and gives local history talks at the Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts.