Booth-Moore families are set on preserving the past

  • Family members reminisce and tell tales of how they found their connection within the Booth-Moore family tree. The family has had a reunion for 44 consecutive years. (Lily Baldwin/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Family members reminisce and tell tales of how they found their connection within the Booth-Moore family tree. The family has had a reunion for 44 consecutive years. (Lily Baldwin/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
  • Many of the Booth-Moore family members attend the Carlton Baptist Church in Oglethorpe County. The church, which has been moved three times since its founding over a century ago, has about 40 active members. (Lily Baldwin/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Many of the Booth-Moore family members attend the Carlton Baptist Church in Oglethorpe County. The church, which has been moved three times since its founding over a century ago, has about 40 active members. (Lily Baldwin/The Oglethorpe Echo)
  • The Old Fork Cemetery in Carlton relies on the Booth-Moore family’s Fork Cemetery & Heritage Preservation Committee for maintenance funds. (Lily Baldwin/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
    The Old Fork Cemetery in Carlton relies on the Booth-Moore family’s Fork Cemetery & Heritage Preservation Committee for maintenance funds. (Lily Baldwin/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

    Members from all branches of the family tree gathered for the 44th annual Booth-Moore reunion at Shelter No. 1 at Watson Mill Bridge State Park on Aug. 28 and bonded over detailed books documenting th…