Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://cementgarden.neocities.org/
Cementgarden is a personal Neocities site by a creator who documents their interests in EGL (elegant gothic lolita) fashion, art, music, and daily life through diary entries, a closet showcase, and drawings. The site features a layout archive, custom stylesheets, a music diary with an embedded player, and a warm old-web aesthetic that makes it a charming slice of personal expression.
https://atkasmom.tripod.com/
Donna DeHoyos shares her personal world on this late-1990s Tripod homepage, introducing her four adult children, granddaughter Sophia, and her passion for online bingo. The site includes a family photo album, a links collection covering Avon and earning-money sites, and a heartfelt mention of her battle with emphysema and support for the EFFORTS community.
https://oldradio.com/
Oldradio.com, maintained by Barry Mishkind 'The Eclectic Engineer,' is a comprehensive broadcast archive dedicated to the history of radio, drawing on FCC files, university sources, and historical publications to separate fact from industry myth. Visitors can explore a deep table of contents, mailing lists for professional broadcasters, and a companion resource called the Broadcasters' Desktop Reference.
https://snowy.neocities.org/
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.
https://aromatic.wings.nu/
Aromatic is a web clique created by Kirryn as an unofficial reboot of the classic 1990s clique Scented Angels, inviting webmasters to declare the 'scent' of their current site layout and join a community of like-minded old-web enthusiasts. With 185 members and roots in the Teen Domain Scene era, it captures the nostalgic spirit of early internet community-building through themed cliques and webrings.
https://norsemyth.org/
Run by Karl E. H. Seigfried, this long-running blog explores Norse mythology, Ásatrú, and Heathenry through in-depth articles and interviews with scholars and practitioners. Billed as the world's number one religion blog, it covers ancient myth alongside modern religious practice, making it a rich resource for anyone curious about Norse spiritual traditions.
https://meander97.neocities.org/
The GA Coven Archive Project is an ambitious research database cataloging over 329 pagan, wiccan, and witchcraft groups located in Georgia, compiled by Meander97 from historical online sources dating back to the late 1990s. With its own archival ethics statement, sourcing documentation, and a searchable data table, this is a genuinely scholarly labor of love for anyone researching the history of pagan communities in the American South.
https://genealogyindexer.org/
Genealogy Indexer is a free search engine covering over 2 million scanned pages of historical directories, yizkor books, military lists, and school records, focused primarily on Central and Eastern European Jewish genealogy. Researchers can browse collections spanning dozens of countries and regions, with tools for transliterating between Latin, Cyrillic, and Hebrew scripts to aid in tracing family histories across linguistic boundaries.
https://www.meta-religion.com/
Meta-Religion offers a multidisciplinary exploration of world religions, esoteric traditions, and spiritual phenomena, covering everything from Christianity and Buddhism to Wicca, Gnosticism, and the Paranormal. With hundreds of curated links organized across topics like Secret Societies, Spiritualism, Philosophy, and New Religious Groups, it serves as a sprawling reference hub for anyone studying religion through a comparative or academic lens.
https://angel.valentinely.cc/
Created by lapin, this charming page explains angel numbers, the repeating number sequences like 111 or 555 said to carry messages from metaphysical forces. Visitors can browse meanings for each sequence and even adopt a themed blessing badge to display on their own website.