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Fayette Portraits and Fayette Heritage Magazines

 Collection
Collection number: MS-008

Scope and Contents

This collection contains copies of Fayette Heritage and Fayette Portraits produced by students in Fayette County, Georgia.

Dates

  • 1988 - 2002

Biographical / Historical

Fayette Portraits (1988-2002) is a magazine created by students at Fayette County High School, Fayettevill, Georgia, under the direction of teacher Becky Lewis. The course followed the Foxfire method, a teaching approach that encourages community engagement and student ownership. The magazine served as the final project for the course and was the culmination of the students' efforts to explore Fayette County history.

Fayette Heritage (2000-2001) is a two-issue magazine compiled by students in Sandra Barge's 7th Grade Gifted English class at Rising Starr Middle School. The class documented the people, places, and stories of the two Fayette County communities of Starr's Mill and Inman

Extent

1 box

Language

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by magazine title. Issues within each title are arranged chronologically by publication date. A two-page name/subject/iddue date list for Fayette Portraits is included.

Author
LAO, August 2025
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Joel Cowan History Room Repository

Contact:
201 Willowbend Rd
Peachtree City GA 30269