~ Early Web Links ~

Geekula's personal homepage features a charming interactive 'pet the kitty' element alongside a piclog and webmaster blog, built for the full desktop experience. The site has a playful old-web aesthetic with sparkle graphics and a cozy, hand-crafted feel typical of hobby homepages.

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.

All Neon Like is the fanlisting collective of Crissy, a long-time member of the fanlistings community who has been joining and owning fanlistings since 2003 and even served on the TFL.org senior staff for six years. The site catalogs her owned and joined fanlistings, features a list of affiliates from the fanlisting community, and includes a detailed history of her involvement in this corner of the old web.

Koinuko's Colors TCG page tracks their collection, trades, and progress in Colors TCG, an online virtual trading card game hosted on Dreamwidth. Visitors can browse the card collection, activity logs, trade history, and tools like an auto-image generator and card counter.

Trainorders.com is a comprehensive online community for railroad enthusiasts, featuring thousands of photos, videos, and discussion forums covering everything from Western and Eastern US railroads to steam, passenger trains, and international rail. Members can share trackside media, browse a library of historic railroad content, and participate in lively discussions about both real-world railfanning and model railroading.

The Philadelphia Cactus & Succulent Society (PCSS) is a club for cactus and succulent enthusiasts in the Philadelphia area, hosting monthly meetings, plant competitions, and educational presentations. Visitors can find newsletters, a plant-of-the-month feature, propagation guides, and resources for buying succulents and accessories.

Straer's personal site, titled 'The Hobbyist,' welcomes visitors through a whimsical portal guided by their AI-style assistant character 57-R-43-R. The site has a mysterious, atmospheric tone hinted at by its tagline 'The Past Knows You' and its participation in 'Weird Web October,' suggesting a creative hobbyist space with eclectic interests.

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.

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.

A whimsical personal site built around the concept of an 'imaginary fishing spot,' blending humor and a work-in-progress aesthetic with iframes and JavaScript. Created by riverbankwillow on Neocities, the site leans into a playful, dreamy fishing theme with bug-related imagery and a lighthearted tone.