Publications by Eric Niewoehner
What is happening on your computer without your knowledge? A closer look at the Windows 11 operating system. Microsoft has changed the personal computer into just another Smartphone. Since the early days of Windows, more and more processes are running in the background, slowing the system down and opening uncounted security vulnerabilities. And like Android…
John and Letitia Weidemeyer One of the most intriguing images encountered in my research was that of John and Letitia Weidemeyer. It is one of the few photos that have been discovered of anyone who lived in Osceola in 1861. Letitia’s account of events and her ordeals after the event provided a glimpse of a…
Invasive plants have become a problem for modern man since we figured out how to traverse oceans. Sometimes you have to give in, such as with autumn olive. Invasive plants, bugs and animals have become a problem for modern man since we figured out how to traverse oceans. Whether by design or chance, invasives arrive…
James Lane — Was He a Military Officer? Before Lawrence is about the burning of Osceola, Missouri. It is not a indepth investigation into the the life of James Lane. Yet it is almost impossible to avoid the controversy that surrounds this man, least of which was whether he was actually a military officer in…
The Forward: Why was Before Lawrence written One of the darkest days of the Civil War was on August 21, 1863. Riding into the town of Lawrence, Kansas were a ruthless band of pro-Southern guerrilla fighters led by William Quantrill. Within hours, 150 men and boys would be executed and a quarter of the town…