~ Early Web Links ~

The Outlands College of Heralds Wimble Herald site maintains the Order of Precedence and Who's Who records for members of the Society for Creative Anachronism's Kingdom of the Outlands. Visitors can search for people by name, alias, or local group, browse award membership lists, and find information about awards given across reigns and baronies.

Created by Christie Ward (writing as Gunnvör silfrahárr), the Viking Answer Lady is a comprehensive reference site covering Viking Age history, daily life, technology, agriculture, warfare, art, literature, mythology, and religion. Originally written as articles for an SCA newsletter in the early 1990s, this meticulously researched site has grown into one of the most thorough English-language resources on medieval Scandinavian civilization.

A site dedicated to the history and culture of Manchester, offering a local perspective on one of England's most storied cities. The focus on historical content makes it a useful reference for anyone researching Manchester's past and community heritage.

The Hood's Texas Brigade Association Re-Activated is a Civil War heritage organization dedicated to honoring the soldiers of Hood's Texas Brigade through battlefield tours, scholarly seminars, monument conservation, and ancestor honor pages. Visitors can register for guided tours of pivotal battlefields like Manassas and Fredericksburg, explore historical resources, and learn about the association's ongoing preservation efforts.

Tipi's Retreat is a sprawling personal site by a Montana-based couple covering an eclectic mix of content including WWII memoirs, wildlife photography, crafts, and tributes to missing-in-action soldiers. The site won a Site Fights Championship and features sections on the Forgotten Battalion, WWII reunions, nature galleries, quilts, and even a pets section, making it a rich time capsule of late-1990s personal web culture.

Curated by Elaine A. Evans of the McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee, this scholarly resource explores the sacred scarab amulet of ancient Egypt in rich detail, covering its religious symbolism, types, ornamentation, and connection to the god Khepri. Featuring museum collection pieces and references to Egyptological sources like Flinders Petrie, it offers an authoritative and accessible look at one of antiquity's most iconic artifacts.

Skylar's farewell update to a Neocities site she built at age 15, reflecting on five years of growing up, changing interests, and finding community on the indie web. A heartfelt time capsule that captures the bittersweet experience of revisiting a teenage online presence and saying goodbye to it with gratitude.

Anand Dange's personal link collection brings together an extensive array of Marathi-language websites, Hindi and Marathi music resources, Indian news outlets, and Bay Area practical resources for Indian immigrants. The page serves as a curated gateway to Marathi culture online, including sites for Pu.La. Deshpande, Marathi songs, cricket, and California transit and DMV information.

NavWeaps, created by Tony DiGiulian, is a comprehensive reference covering naval weapons of the world from 1880 to the present, including guns, torpedoes, missiles, mines, and anti-submarine systems. The site also hosts orders of battle for major 20th-century naval engagements, technical analyses of ships and their armaments, and articles from the International Naval Research Organization.

Barbara Chapman has built an in-depth historical chronicle of Leverstock Green, a village in Hertfordshire, UK, covering everything from prehistory through the 21st century. The site includes sections on local maps, Holy Trinity Church, and invites residents to contribute family photographs and personal histories to the archive.