Society & Culture
883 sites
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- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://dariah.tripod.com/
Zara's personal homepage from the Tripod era covers her biodata, family, friends, and a variety of interests including Java programming, zodiac signs, and computer tips. The site reflects a Malaysian university student's online presence, with connections to UiTM, Universiti Utara Malaysia, and a TKC alumni page for the class of 92/93.
http://particularvirtue.blogspot.com/
Particular Virtue is a thoughtful blog by 'evictorial' exploring rationalist community life, secular rituals, and personal ethics, with detailed guides like how to organize a Secular Solstice event. Posts range from practical community-organizing advice to reflections on work, meaning, and the rationalist subculture centered around the Bay Area and DC.
http://abandonedcommunities.co.uk/
A fascinating exploration of thousands of towns, villages, and communities across Great Britain that have been abandoned since the Middle Ages, examining the causes of their depopulation from natural disasters to forced evictions. The site combines historical research with firsthand visits, poetry, and paintings associated with these lost places, including works by Turner and Goldsmith's famous 'The Deserted Village'.
https://vinceimbat.com/
Vince Imbat is a Los Baños-based Filipino writer and photographer whose essays and poems explore godless, creative, and liberative spirituality rooted in walking and contemplation. His site features an online journal active since 2014, a digital archive called 'talahardin,' and a Substack newsletter engaging with free spirituality (Jiyū Shūkyō) and philosophical inquiry in a Philippine context.
https://prometheusli.com/
John Deitz's personal site centers on family history and genealogy, with a substantial volume dedicated to the Brookhaven/South Haven Hamlets of Long Island including local history, censuses, and cemetery surveys. The site also branches into motorcycling travel logs, a film collection, and recipes, but the genealogy and hometown history sections are clearly the largest and most developed.
https://mogenweb.org/
MOGenWeb is Missouri's portal within the USGenWeb project, offering free genealogical and historical resources for every county in the state. Volunteers maintain county-level databases, census projects, tombstone transcriptions, family group sheets, and historical records tracing Missouri's role in westward expansion.
https://azgw.org/
AZGenWeb is a free genealogical resource dedicated to Arizona family history, serving as a gateway to county-level genealogy sites across the entire state. Part of the larger USGenWeb project, it offers county records, historical maps, and archives to help researchers trace their Arizona ancestors.
http://blogfinder.genealogue.com/
Genealogy Blog Finder is a specialized directory and search engine tracking over 1,780 genealogy blogs, organized into categories like Genetic Genealogy, Cemeteries, Single Surname, and African-American research. It offers a searchable index of blog posts alongside a map of recent blogging activity, making it an invaluable hub for family history researchers looking to connect with others.
https://iroquoiscountygenealogy.org/iroqgene/data/bible/bibindex.htm
The Iroquois County Genealogical Society maintains this indexed collection of historical Bible records from families who settled in Iroquois County, Illinois, organized alphabetically by surname. Researchers tracing Illinois family histories will find hundreds of family names linking to transcribed Bible entries documenting births, marriages, and deaths from the region.
http://codnor.info/
Codnor.info is a detailed local history and heritage resource dedicated to the village of Codnor and its surrounding district in Derbyshire, England, covering topics from medieval charters and castle history to mining disasters and WWI servicemen. Created by Stuart Saint, the site draws on legal deeds, National Archives, old photographs, and contributions from local residents to document streets, schools, churches, and the people who shaped the community.