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://dna-explained.com/
Run by Roberta Estes, DNAeXplained is a deeply detailed genetic genealogy blog covering DNA testing, inheritance patterns, ethnicity calculations, and how to use tools like Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and X-DNA to discover your ancestors. With hundreds of posts, guides on specific ancestral groups like Acadians and Native Americans, and tutorials tied to platforms like FamilyTreeDNA, this is an exceptional resource for anyone serious about DNA-based ancestry research.
https://virtualreligion.net/iho
Created by scholar Mahlon H. Smith, Into His Own is a deeply researched reference tool for studying the historical context of Christian scriptures through primary texts from Jewish and non-Jewish first-century sources. The site organizes excerpts around key figures, movements, and events such as the Maccabean Revolt, the Essenes, Herod's reign, and the Dead Sea Scrolls to illuminate the cultural world in which Jesus lived and Christianity emerged.
https://bahai-library.com/search
The Bahai Library Online is a comprehensive searchable database of Baha'i texts, documents, and publications, allowing visitors to search by author, title, date, tags, and more. Its vast catalog spans centuries of chronology and includes categories ranging from translations and theses to NSA documents and pilgrims' notes, making it an invaluable reference for Baha'i scholarship.
http://tilde.club/~canary/about
Canary's personal page on tilde.club, the old-web revival community where members host minimalist personal sites on a shared Unix server. The content is nearly bare, with just a brief 'Hello, World!' introduction post from 2019 built using Hugo and the Ezhil theme.
http://eagleid.com/veterans/dogs.htm
A heartfelt tribute to the war dogs of the United States Military, highlighting their service across conflicts from World War II through Vietnam and the controversial policy that denied them formal recognition. The page includes archival photos, poems, and links to organizations like the Vietnam Dog Handler Association that are working to establish a national memorial for America's canine soldiers.
https://people.umass.edu/klement/tlp
Kevin C. Klement's scholarly project presents Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus in a carefully typeset side-by-side-by-side format, placing the original German alongside both major English translations for easy comparison. Available in multiple formats including PDF, HTML, and ePub, this edition is notably more accurate than most online versions and includes Russell's introduction and a hyperlinked index.
https://makoa.org/
Created by Jim Lubin, this comprehensive resource directory covers virtually every aspect of life with a disability, from assistive technology and wheelchair products to legal advocacy, independent living, and spinal cord injury support. With dozens of categorized links spanning government resources, adaptive computing, service animals, and accessible home design, it serves as a well-organized hub for people with disabilities and their caregivers.
https://alexander.illinoisgenweb.org/cox/immanuellutheran.html
Part of the ILGenWeb project for Alexander County, Illinois, this page documents the history and photos of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cairo, tracing its founding in 1866 by German immigrant settlers through its decades of pastors and renovations. It includes rare interior photographs, a detailed congregational history written by church historian Mrs. H. Brinkmeyer, and notes on early founding families like the Lohrs, making it a valuable resource for local and genealogical research.
https://interment.net/
Interment.net is a searchable database of nearly 12 million burial records drawn from cemeteries, churches, government agencies, and genealogists across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and beyond. Unlike Find-a-Grave, it publishes each transcription separately to preserve accuracy, making it a valuable research tool for anyone tracing family history through cemetery records.
http://granite-in-my-blood.blogspot.com/
Granite in My Blood is a dedicated genealogy and cemetery research blog focused on gravestone photography, surname research, and ancestral lines spanning Rhode Island, Scotland, and beyond. The creator digs deep into family histories including the Aiken, Stewart, Parmenter, and Mayflower-connected lines, offering tips on cemetery research and gravestone symbols alongside personal ancestral discoveries.