Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://scourgescloset.neocities.org/
A personal page belonging to someone who participated in the selfship webring, a community centered around the hobby of self-shipping with fictional characters. The site is image-heavy and minimal in text, giving it the feel of a small personal corner of the old web.
https://ksgenweb.org/
KSGenWeb is the Kansas chapter of the USGenWeb Project, offering county-by-county genealogy resources including primary source records, query pages, and historical transcriptions for Kansas researchers. Coordinated by Carolyn Ward, the site covers specialized topics like Kansas Native American genealogy, Civil War records, Swedish and Scottish heritage, and the historical development of Kansas counties.
http://gnosis.org/naghamm/gosthom.html
Part of the Gnostic Society Library at gnosis.org, this page presents the Gospel of Thomas in multiple scholarly translations, including the Patterson and Meyer rendering of all 114 sayings from the Nag Hammadi Coptic manuscript. It serves as a gateway to a broader collection of Gnostic texts, resources, and related books for anyone researching early Christian apocrypha or Gnostic traditions.
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://theriddleages.com/riddles/collection
Riddle Ages is a scholarly resource dedicated to early medieval riddles, offering translations and commentaries on collections such as the Exeter Book, Aldhelm's Riddles, and the Bern Riddles. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and developed at the University of Birmingham, it brings together contributions from multiple researchers and even includes translations into languages like Bosnian, Indonesian, Italian, and Spanish.
https://screamingegg.neocities.org/
Screaming Egg is a personal Neocities site with a mysterious, esoteric atmosphere, featuring sections on art, hobbies, and an in-progress Esoterica page that hints at occult and oddities content. The creator uses atmospheric prose, shark imagery, and participates in multiple webrings, giving the site a distinct small-web personality centered on the strange and unusual.
https://cagenweb.org/
CAGenWeb is the California branch of the USGenWeb Project, providing genealogical research resources organized by county across the entire state. Visitors can browse county-level archives, message boards, obituary indexes, tombstone transcriptions, vital records, and historical maps to trace California ancestors.
https://philo.de/Philosophie-Seiten
Created by Dieter Köhler and maintained since 1994, this German-language directory curates over a thousand handpicked links covering philosophers, philosophical schools, online journals, text archives, institutes, and academic resources for philosophy on the internet. It serves as a comprehensive reference hub for students, researchers, and enthusiasts navigating philosophical resources in German and beyond.
https://jache.re/
Jachère is a thoughtfully crafted personal site built around the concept of 'fallow land' as a metaphor for anti-capitalist, non-productive space and being. The site includes a journal, notes, how-tos, and a glossary, weaving together philosophical reflection with practical content in a minimalist format.
https://ombekende.neocities.org/
A whimsical personal site themed entirely around bees, inviting visitors into the 'bee zone' with image-heavy content and a playful warning about mobile compatibility. The site participates in the Hotline and Retronaut webrings, suggesting a love of old-web aesthetics alongside its buzzy subject matter.