~ Early Web Links ~

The Great Shrimp Migration is a personal site by Fizzsea that has relocated to a new domain at fizzsea.net. This redirect page hints at a quirky hobbyist site featuring vendor listings and webring participation, likely centered around aquarium shrimp keeping or a similarly niche interest.

WoodCentral has been connecting woodworkers worldwide since 1998, offering forums, articles, galleries, and a marketplace all dedicated to the craft of woodworking. Created by Ellis Walentine, the site features an impressive archive of shared knowledge covering everything from hand tools and joinery to finishing and cabinetmaking.

Infiltration is the legendary online home of Ninjalicious, the pioneer of urban exploration, featuring his iconic zine documenting unauthorized visits to abandoned buildings, tunnels, drains, churches, and other off-limits spaces. The site preserves his collected writings, back issues of the print zine, and his book 'Access All Areas,' making it an essential archive for the urban exploration community.

Girl For Hire is Gina's fanlisting collective, hosting 7 fanlistings she owns and tracking membership across 131 fanlistings she has joined through The Fanlistings Network. The site serves as a hub for fans of various subjects to connect, with stats showing over 1,200 fans listed across her collections.

A fanlisting dedicated to birch trees, inviting fans from around the world to add their names to a growing list of fellow admirers. With 90 members and counting, it serves as a simple but charming community hub for those who share a love of these distinctive trees.

Swampster's 'Dante's Wars' is a detailed wargaming blog focused on the military history of the 13th and early 14th centuries, with a particular emphasis on the High Medieval period using the DBMM ruleset. Posts cover painted miniatures in 15mm scale, faction breakdowns, figure comparisons across manufacturers like Mirliton, Donnington, and Legio Heroica, and historical topics ranging from the Crusades to Italian city-state conflicts.

La Dolce Vita is a fanlisting dedicated to Italian food, run by Katie and listed under the Food/Drinks category at The Fanlistings Network. With 95 approved fans from around the world, visitors can join the list and show their love for Italian cuisine alongside fellow enthusiasts.

The Tomaszewski family's homepage, online since 1998, covers a wide range of personal interests including rockhounding and mineral collecting, family genealogy, foster parenting, and home networking. Kreigh's mineral collection links, resources for rockhounds, and details on the family's DIY intranet setup make this a charming snapshot of early web family pages.

Stan Pope shares a heartwarming account from Ron Morrison, Cubmaster of Pack 240, detailing how he created hundreds of natural wood plaques for a large district Pinewood Derby race. The page includes photos of the plaques drying on a sidewalk and links to manufacturing procedures, offering practical inspiration for other scout leaders.

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.