~ Early Web Links ~

Debby's Garden Links is one of the UK's most comprehensive gardening link directories, cataloguing hundreds of categorised links to nurseries, garden centres, suppliers, societies, and horticultural resources across the country. Running since 2000, the site covers everything from organic gardening and water features to monthly gardening jobs and wildlife planting guides.

Knitter's Review is Clara Parkes' long-running knitting resource site, active since 2000, featuring in-depth reviews of yarns, tools, and books alongside tutorials on socks, lace, and yarn substitution. The site also boasts what it claims to be the most extensive knitting events calendar on the internet, making it a valuable reference for knitters of all skill levels.

The Classic Motorcycle Webring connects enthusiast sites dedicated to vintage, veteran, and classic motorcycles made before 1975, with membership criteria requiring substantial related content. The page also features a candid and detailed account from the ring manager about the frustrations of working with Webring.com, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at webring administration in the old-web era.

RAILforum.com is a bustling online bulletin board for railfans, model railroaders, and train enthusiasts, boasting over 6,000 registered members and more than 21,000 discussion posts. Free to browse and join, it covers a wide range of railroad topics and connects visitors to companion sites for railroad books and train videos.

Bikelinks is a comprehensive motorcycle link directory organized into dozens of categories covering makes and models, classic bikes, racing, clubs, technical resources, apparel, customs, and more. Running since 1997, it serves as an A-to-Z gateway to the worldwide motorcycling web, with sections dedicated to vintage machines, offroad riding, scooters, sidecars, and regional sites from countries across the globe.

Kestrel's Corner is a personal neocities-style site with a playful, animated entrance page that teases content about trains with looping hypnotic text. The site promises enthusiast content about trains wrapped in a flashy, JavaScript-powered retro-web aesthetic.

Owned by Katie since 2014, this fanlisting celebrates sunshine as a natural phenomenon, welcoming fans from around the world to sign up and show their appreciation for sunlight. Listed under The Fanlistings Network's Nature category, it currently boasts 48 fans from 14 countries.

GemWorld, maintained by Jack Slevkoff, offers detailed step-by-step tumbling instructions for polishing rocks and gemstones, covering everything from coarse grinding grits to final polish with cerium oxide. A practical reference for lapidary hobbyists, the site walks through each stage of the tumbling process with specific ratios, grit recommendations, and tips for both rotary and vibratory tumblers.

DRGW.NET is a comprehensive preservation site dedicated to the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, featuring rosters, historical photographs, paperwork, route information, and ongoing news about D&RGW heritage equipment. Railfans and railroad historians will find a rich archive covering everything from narrow gauge steam locomotives like the K-37 #493 to modern successor operators and related newsletters.

Railfan.net is a sprawling community hub for railroad enthusiasts, hosting over one million rail images, forums, email lists, and an extensive archive of links to railroad-related sites across the country. Visitors can explore contributor photo archives, historical USGS railroad maps, newsletters from the 1970s, and a network of hosted sites covering specific railroads, model railroad clubs, and historical societies.