History
162 sites
https://johnhmoore.co.uk/hele
John Moore's meticulously researched history of Hele Bay, a small village near Ilfracombe in north Devon, traces human settlement from the Palaeolithic era through to modern times, complete with old photographs, maps, and references. Winner of the Barnstaple and District Civic Society Heritage Conservation Award in 2004, this site covers everything from Iron Age hillforts and Roman remains to smuggling, lime burning, and World Wars.
https://links.net/vita/web/start/original.html
A preserved snapshot of Justin Hall's original 1994 homepage, one of the earliest personal websites ever published, served from a PowerBook laptop in a Swarthmore College dorm room. This piece of living web history captures the raw excitement of early hypertext publishing, complete with original link recommendations and commentary that predates the modern web.
https://juniorgeneral.org/
Junior General is a free community-driven resource dedicated to teaching history through paper soldier miniatures, tabletop wargames, and interactive classroom scenarios spanning Ancients through Modern conflicts. Visitors can download printable paper miniatures organized by historical era, access battle scenarios like Pearl Harbor and the Korean War, and find articles on historical gaming in the classroom.
http://erraticimpact.com/
Erraticimpact hosts web pages dedicated to Sonia Pressman Fuentes, a pioneering feminist lawyer and author who was one of the founders of NOW (National Organization for Women). The site serves as a tribute and resource for learning about her life, career, and contributions to the women's rights movement in America.
https://deadmalls-library.neocities.org/
The Library of Dead and Abandoned Malls is a growing archive dedicated to documenting shuttered and abandoned shopping malls across the United States, organized by state. Built with clear old-web charm, the site offers a fascinating snapshot of retail decline in America and promises to expand its coverage as more malls are catalogued.
http://invisible5.org/index.php?page=lariver
Invisible5 documents a road trip audio tour along Interstate 5, with this stop focusing on the Los Angeles River and the environmental advocacy work of FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River). Visitors can listen to MP3 recordings, view LANDSAT maps, and read about water pollution, habitat destruction, and community restoration efforts along one of the most heavily concrete-channelized urban rivers in the world.
http://codnor.info/
Codnor.info is a detailed local history and heritage resource dedicated to the village of Codnor and its surrounding district in Derbyshire, England, covering topics from medieval charters and castle history to mining disasters and WWI servicemen. Created by Stuart Saint, the site draws on legal deeds, National Archives, old photographs, and contributions from local residents to document streets, schools, churches, and the people who shaped the community.
https://tilde.club/~kjhealy
Kieran Healy's mid-1990s personal homepage from his time as a sociology graduate student at Princeton University, brimming with early-web charm including bus directions from Cork, Ireland, link collections to Alta Vista and Lycos, and a mix of academic and personal interests. A genuine time capsule of 1995-1996 web culture, complete with hit counters, Netscape optimization notices, and an Irish expat's perspective on life in New Jersey.
http://ehw.gr/ehw/forms/Default.aspx
The Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World (Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Μείζονος Ελληνισμού) is a comprehensive Greek-language digital encyclopedia documenting the history and culture of Greek civilization across time and geography. It spans multiple volumes covering Asia Minor, the Black Sea coast, Constantinople, the Aegean archipelago, and Boeotia, and includes a historical atlas, genealogy records, and oral histories from Greek refugees.
https://pepysdiary.com/
Run by Phil Gyford, this site publishes Samuel Pepys' famous 17th-century London diary one entry per day, exactly as it was written, complete with reader annotations, an encyclopedia, letters, maps, and a family tree. It's an extraordinarily rich resource for anyone interested in Restoration-era England, offering years of daily entries alongside community discussion and in-depth articles.