Author Dr. Joseph Laker

Dr. Joseph Laker

Dr. Joseph Laker was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. Following his graduation from Marian College with a degree in history, he spent two years teaching English conversation in Kyoto, Japan. He returned home to seek advanced degrees at Indiana University and received his Ph. D. in history in 1975. He spent the next 33 years at Wheeling Jesuit University. He has written a number of articles on various aspects of Japanese and world history. Since retiring in 2008, he was written a history on Wheeling Jesuit and a variety of articles on West Virginia history.

Political Peculiarities and the Blues at People’s University

Dr. Joseph Laker

May 10, 2019

Editor’s note: The Ohio County Public Library has launched its 26th People’s University, an eight-week series featuring weird, wild, wacky, whimsical stories from Wheeling, including: Native-American oddities, ...

Bethlehem Star Still Shines Over Wheeling

Kicking Off Black History Month

This Wheelingite Has Birds Eating Out of His Hand, And Says You Can Do It Too!

This Local Farm is Rooted in Sweet History

Former Wheeling Blessed Martin School Honored This Week

I Completed the Community Leader Internship Program, And This Is What I Learned…

West Virginia’s First Trade School Was Located Right Here in Wheeling

Bill Ihlenfeld: Honored To Fight Crime In His Native Community

Jason Koegler To Lead Grow Ohio Valley as New Executive Director

Grow Ohio Valley Enters New Era, Danny Passes Torch to Jason Koegler

This Man is Making Plaster Restoration Accessible to Historic Homeowners

These Three Wheeling Women Are The Definition of Intergenerational Creativity

Wheeling’s Beloved Science Center Is On The Move!

The Time an Eccentric Art Collector Visited Sears Roebuck & Co. in Wheeling

WLU’s Rare Book Returns Home

Former Wheeling Blessed Martin School Honored This Week

Marvelous Maps of Wheeling

West Virginia’s First Trade School Was Located Right Here in Wheeling

The Heartwarming Story Behind the YWCA’s Latest Capital Campaign

The Curious Life of the Spic & Span Dry Cleaners Building

Wheeling Recognized Nationally for Outstanding Flag Design

Two Wheeling Woman Among Five WVU Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships

EVENTS: Things to do in the Ohio Valley

24/7 Dad Program at Ohio County Family Support Center Begins February 6

Local Underground Railroad Museum Hosts Black History Month Program

VIDEO: Sarah's On Main is Making the Best Bread in WV

Wheeling Haunts Season Finale: Halloween Extravaganza

Wheeling Haunts Episode Four: Eerie East Wheeling

Wheeling Haunts Episode Three: Music at the McLain

Political Peculiarities and the Blues at People’s University