Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://spgstx.org/
The South Plains Genealogical Society (SPGS) is a Lubbock, Texas-based organization dedicated to helping people trace their family histories and ancestral roots. Their site offers resources for local, state, national, and world genealogy research, along with meeting info, surname research, an award-winning newsletter called South Plains Roots, and a podcast.
https://stevemorse.org/
Stephen P. Morse's "One-Step Webpages" is a massive collection of genealogy research tools that streamline searches through immigration records, passenger lists, and ship manifests from Ellis Island, Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and beyond. With hundreds of specialized search forms spanning records from the early 1800s through the mid-20th century, it is an indispensable resource for anyone tracing immigrant ancestors to the United States.
https://beatngu.altervista.org/bi/list.php
Best of Both Worlds is a fanlisting dedicated to bisexuality, bringing together members from dozens of countries who identify as bisexual or support bisexual visibility. The site features a browsable, paginated directory of hundreds of fans sorted by country, along with options to join, update your listing, and grab buttons.
http://hauntednevada.com/
Haunted Nevada is a guide to the ghosts, hauntings, and supernatural history of Nevada, covering locations like the Goldfield Hotel, Washoe Club in Virginia City, and haunted spots in Reno and Las Vegas. Created by Janice Oberding, the site also promotes the Reno Ghost Walk, a guided tour running since 2002 that explores the dark and mysterious past of downtown Reno.
https://lan-opc.org.uk/
The Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project provides free genealogical and local history data for Lancashire, England, including parish registers and census records. It is part of the broader OPC network, making historical records freely accessible to family history researchers tracing Lancashire ancestry.
https://heavensgate.com/
The infamous Heaven's Gate website, preserved in its original form, presents the beliefs and writings of the UFO religious cult led by Marshall Applewhite ('Do'), who taught that Earth was about to be recycled and that members could ascend to the 'Level Above Human' via a spacecraft accompanying comet Hale-Bopp. Visitors can read the group's foundational texts, video transcripts, student exit statements, and the press release documenting the 1997 mass suicide that made this site one of the most historically significant and haunting artifacts of the early web.
https://tilde.town/~selfsame
The homepage of tilde.town user ~selfsame, featuring a minimalist interface with links to community members, a tildeOS system panel, and tools for navigating the tilde.town social unix community. It serves as both a personal landing page and a hub connecting to friends and fellow tilde users through a whimsical, text-based aesthetic.
https://necronomi.com/
Necronomi.com is a personal site with an occult-themed aesthetic, hinting at dark and esoteric content through its 'forbidden pages' branding. The site is currently transitioning to version 2.0 and directing visitors to the creator's new blog at sorcerer.blog.
https://whilbr.org/
WHILBR (Western Maryland's Historical Library) is a digital archive preserving the rich history of Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties in Maryland, with over 70 collections of photographs, newspapers, rare books, and historical documents. Highlights include collections on the Battle of Antietam, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, African American history, and rare land patents dating back to the 1730s.
https://browncountytexasgenealogy.com/
The Pecan Valley Genealogical Society serves Brown County, Texas, offering researchers access to a branch library, cemetery indexes with photos, local history books, microfilm, and military records resources. Based in Brownwood, Texas, this community genealogy society maintains an extensive online directory covering local cemeteries, county history, and links to regional resources for anyone tracing Texas roots.