Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://ndgenweb.com/
The NDGenWeb Project is a volunteer-driven genealogy resource covering all 53 counties of North Dakota, listing county formation dates, parent counties, county seats, and coordinator contacts. Part of the larger USGenWeb network, it also links to military veterans records and Dakota Territory historical chronologies, making it a valuable starting point for anyone researching North Dakota ancestry.
https://aelkus.github.io/culture/2019/10/21/hierarchy-of-cringe
Adam Elkus writes dense, intellectually ambitious essays exploring internet culture, social media dynamics, and the sociology of online behavior, drawing on thinkers like Bourdieu and Mishima to dissect phenomena like 'cringe' culture. This particular piece examines how egalitarian online spaces paradoxically generate new forms of social hierarchy and discrimination through mockery and aesthetic judgment.
https://humantooth.neocities.org/
The personal homepage of 'tooth' on Neocities, notable for its invocation of 虎爺 (the Tiger God, a Taiwanese folk deity) as its patron spirit. The site is minimal in visible content but carries a distinctive esoteric and old-web aesthetic with hints of secrets and hidden pages.
https://mysterious-pigeon-society.neocities.org/
The Mysterious Pigeon Society is a whimsical old-web personal page featuring a collection of stamps and an entrance portal that hints at a quirky, community-flavored aesthetic. With minimal visible text and a heavy reliance on images, the site leans into the classic Neocities personal homepage tradition of curated stamps and decorative flair.
https://hegel.net/en/e0.htm
Created by Kai Froeb of Munich, hegel.net is a comprehensive English-language resource dedicated to the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and his philosophical system. Visitors can explore Hegel's System of Science across Logic, Nature, and Spirit, browse a searchable index of articles, access audio books, eTexts, timelines, and track the reception of Hegelian thought across multiple countries.
https://worldgenweb.org/
The WorldGenWeb Project is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to collecting and providing free access to genealogical and historical records from countries around the world. An invaluable resource for family history researchers, the site organizes records by country, covering virtually every nation on the globe from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
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.
http://muslimphilosophy.com/pd
A comprehensive dictionary of Islamic philosophical terms compiled by Muhammad Hozien, covering the terminology developed by Muslim philosophers in Arabic as well as concepts borrowed and translated from Greek philosophical works. Organized by Arabic alphabet, it includes Arabized names of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine scholars and corrects historical misattributions, making it an invaluable reference for readers of classical Muslim philosophical texts.
http://usgwtombstones.org/index.html
The USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project is a volunteer-driven effort to record, photograph, and preserve cemetery inscriptions across the United States and beyond, including military and foreign cemeteries. Coordinated by Rebecca Maloney and Debra Crosby, the project offers resources for joining, submitting surveys, and registering cemeteries to help genealogists trace their ancestors through preserved gravestone records.
https://softt0ne.neocities.org/
Softt0ne's personal site comes with a candid content warning covering yaoi, swearing, mental health, autism, drugs, and unfiltered rambling from its self-described 'crazed madman' creator. The index page sets an irreverent, chaotic tone that promises frequent updates and a distinctly queer internet-underground sensibility.