Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
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://historymatters.gmu.edu/
History Matters is a comprehensive gateway for teaching and learning U.S. history, built by George Mason University and CUNY's American Social History Project. It offers over 800 primary source documents, annotated website reviews, syllabi, teaching strategies, and evidence-analysis guides aimed at high school and college educators and students.
http://winterseve.altervista.org/redheads
Cherry on Top is a fanlisting dedicated to red-haired women, run by Holly of Winters Eve and listed under The Fanlistings Network's People Miscellany category. With 186 members and counting, it invites fellow fans of redheads to join and celebrate the distinctive look.
https://controverscial.com/
Controverscial.com is George's extensive personal site devoted to Wicca, witchcraft, and paganism, covering sabbats, spells, correspondences, candle magic, sacred sites, and pagan biographies. With years of archived content spanning seasonal celebrations from 2008 through 2010 and resources on everything from numerology to circle casting, it serves as a thorough reference for practitioners of the Craft.
https://polylog.org/
Polylog is an international academic journal dedicated to intercultural philosophy, fostering dialogue across cultural traditions on topics including comparative philosophy, interreligious questions, and multiculturalism. Published in multiple languages including Spanish and German, it features thematic essays, an anthology, archive, and a calendar of philosophical events.
https://haunting.rip/
A gothic lolita-inspired personal site by a 19-year-old creator known as eliseabat, built around the aesthetic of Halsey's song 'The Haunting' with a black, white, and purple color scheme. The site features fanlistings, webrings, a guestbook, and planned shrines, making it a charming work-in-progress in the old-web tradition.
https://tophatcats.neocities.org/
Tophatcats is a creative personal site built around j-fashion, featuring OOTD logs, wardrobe documentation, and styling content covering lolita/EGL, menhera, and alternative streetwear. Alongside the fashion content, the site hosts original character art, an LJ icon archive, a CD collection, a tea doodle log, and a charming photo diary shot on a screenless digital camera.
https://moxiemoshpit.com/
Moxie Moshpit is a stylish EU-based personal site leaning hard into MySpace-era millennial aesthetics, complete with a notebook-planner visual theme and a playful sense of identity. Visitors will find webrings, cliques, fanlistings, and personal stamps reflecting interests in music, language learning, and internet culture nostalgia.
https://nygenweb.net/
NYGenWeb is the New York State affiliate of the USGenWeb Project, offering free genealogical and historical records organized by county with dozens of volunteer coordinators contributing data. Visitors can search place names, access census records, explore historical maps, find Civil War and WWI Medal of Honor recipients, and browse tombstone transcriptions covering all of New York State.
https://fanac.org/names.html
The FANAC Names Cross Reference is a massive alphabetical index of science fiction fans, authors, and contributors mentioned across the FANAC.org database, covering fanzines, convention photos, artwork, and more. Maintained by F.A.N.A.C. Inc., this searchable reference tool is an invaluable resource for researchers tracing the history of science fiction fandom.