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Lucasville Area Focuses on the Positive


GLO Seeking Help to Light Up Lucasville in 2021
The Lucasville business owner group, Growing Lucasville Opportunity (GLO), submitted an Area Grant Application
to cover nearly 50% of the Cost of Christmas Light Fixtures to be used along US Rt. 23 in Lucasville. 

The fixtures will be placed on existing Route 23 Power Poles and
GLO has already obtained permission from AEP and Valley Township Trustees. 

GLO is contributing the Labor to Install, all wiring & breakers, shipping cost, bucket truck for installation and will also make financial   contributions to meet the GOAL. We need Your Help. No donation is too Small.  Chip in to Light Up LUCASVILLE next Holiday Season. The GOAL is $3,000 and we must act before End of January for a 30% discount off supplier. 
All contributions are Tax Exempt.

GLO is also seeking to add members to the group to help make this and future projects successful.
Annual membership dues are $50. At this time any $50 donation will cover cost of dues for 2021
and support the Light Project. 

Checks may be mailed to:
GLO
c/o Matt Keeney
PO Box 1312

Lucasville, OH 45648
Click HERE to be directed to the GO FUND ME Fundraiser 

GLO Working to Build Park in Lucasville

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Branch Rickey-This Date in Ohio History

This Date In OHIO History: Dec. 20, 1881 - Branch Rickey was born near Lucasville, Ohio. He graduated from Valley High School in 1899 and accomplished many great things during his @MLB Hall of Fame career (see graphic).
This plaque is at Selby Stadium @OhioWesleyan @OWUSport
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VHS Art Students Paint the Town


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​Lisa Spriggs was interviewed on WNXT Community Corner 1260 AM on December 4, 2019. She shared info about the Lucasville Historical Society indoor yard sale on Friday from 9-6 and Saturday from 9-3 at the EU Methodist Church on Scioto Street. She said they are also selling ornaments, Bicentennial DVD’s, special commemorative books and candy bars to raise money for their future Historical Society headquarters.


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​Four different Christmas banners are decorating the Lucasville downtown area. All 14 banners were paid for by eleven different
​local churches.
Merry Christmas, Lucasville!
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​John Smith has been writing and applying for various grants that would benefit the Lucasville Bicentennial Celebration. Recently, the Scioto Foundation informed John that, due to his hard work, $2,600 is being awarded to the Bicentennial Planning Committee. The award will support our efforts in preserving
Bicentennial events by affording us the opportunity to hire a professional videographer.
Thank you John and the Scioto Foundation!
Pictured are (L to R):
Lisa Spriggs, LAHS President  
Linda Scott, Bicentennial Co-Chair,
(dressed as Susannah Barnes Lucas, mother of Lucasville founder, John Lucas)

John Smith, Grants and Community Resources
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SOMC and LAHS Work to Preserve Local History
published June 12, 2018 in Portsmouth Daily Times

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Lucasville Bicentennial Planning Committee
Seeks Ideas for a Theme
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​Dever Historical Cemetery in Lucasville


​Lucasville Garden Club Teams with Valley HS Agriculture Class
"History and Community Spirit"


​Tour of Lucasville and Greenlawn Cemeteries by
​OH Chapter of the Association of Gravestone Studies


​August 31, 2017, Valley Township Trustee meeting, Lucasville, Ohio


​Valley Township trustees present Lisa Spriggs, President of the Lucasville Area Historical Society,
with a framed photo of the 1912-1992 Valley Township Hall.  Pictured above from left to right:
Lisa Spriggs, President of LAHS;
David See, Valley Trustee,
Lanette Wagner, Fiscal Officer;
​Melissa Horsley, Valley Trustee Chairperson;
​Larry Merritt, Valley Trustee Vice-Chairperson.


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June 29, 2017 article from Portsmouth Daily Times "Valley Alumni Holds Annual Banquet"


​June 14, 2017: Flag Day at Lucasville Cemetery
originally published Sunday, June 18, 2017
in the Community Common newspaper by Kimberly Jenkins
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​May 19, 2017 article from Portsmouth Daily Times "Area Historical Society Reorganizes"


​The Adkins' Farm in Lucasville, Ohio, is Recognized as a Century Farm
​originally published January 9, 2017 in the Portsmouth Daily Times by Frank Lewis


April 25, 2016 from Portsmouth Daily Times "Using poetry, Linda Howard Scott adds a new element to the telling of Lucasville’s history"
  • Home
  • Read Our Story
    • A Valley And Its People
    • Lucasville Legends
    • Cemeteries
    • Oral History Spotlights
    • Lucasville Area News
    • LAHS Founding Members
    • Current Officers
    • Bylaws
  • Join Our Events
    • Membership
    • Historical Society Meetings
    • Antique Building at Scioto County Fair
  • Support Our Effort
    • Announcements
    • Fundraisers
    • Heritage House
    • Gift Shop
    • Planned Giving & Donations
  • Connect with Us
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    • Map
    • Disclaimer
  • Suggested Resources