Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://kygenweb.net/
KYGenWeb has been preserving free Kentucky genealogy records since 1996, offering access to over 750,000 pages of county histories, biographies, cemetery data, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and school yearbooks spanning more than two centuries. Organized by all 120 Kentucky counties and maintained by dedicated volunteers, it serves as a comprehensive hub for anyone tracing Kentucky family roots.
https://blackwings.neocities.org/
Black Wings Society is a mysterious online collective centered around Serial Experiments Lain, cyberpunk philosophy, transhumanism, and lainism, presenting itself as a quasi-cult community with roots dating back to 1996. Visitors will find a stylized retro-aesthetic space referencing Mebious, the Wired, and figures like fauux, with sections for enlightenment, revival, transcendence, and connection.
https://negenweb.net/
The NEGenWeb Project is a volunteer-driven collection of county and state genealogical resources dedicated to free genealogy research in Nebraska, covering census records, cemetery listings, place names, archives, and transcribed historical publications. Part of the broader USGenWeb Project, it offers a clickable county map, an online library of digitized books and maps, and links to Nebraska genealogical societies and libraries.
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://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://babywormcore.baby/
Babywormcore is a quirky, anti-corporate personal Neocities page built around old-web aesthetics, wormcore imagery, and anti-megacorp internet philosophy. Featuring a cast of characters like Conrad the slime and Princess Aralise, crayon drawings of worms and plants, and a NO AI webring, it radiates handcrafted internet culture with a distinct subculture identity.
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/the-message-and-medium-of-the-personal-blog
Jim Nielsen's blog explores the philosophy of personal blogging through the lens of Neil Postman's 'Amusing Ourselves to Death,' reflecting on how the medium of an indie blog carries its own intrinsic message about individuality and independence. This single post is a thoughtful meditation on McLuhan's 'the medium is the message' and what it means to own and control your own corner of the web.
https://koyanthrope.neocities.org/
Koyanthrope's 'Coyote of Autumn Grove' is a personal site dedicated to therianthropy and nonhuman identity, where the creator explores their life as a coyote-identified individual through writings, resources, and archived stories. Equal parts personal journal and community library, the site offers reflections on alterhuman identity alongside links, webrings, and contributions from the broader alterhuman community.
http://deadlounge.com/sarco
Sarco's Blood Bar & Grill is a vampire-themed novelty site styled as a spooky roadside diner for the undead, complete with tongue-in-cheek copy about elongated incisors and hearses. The creative premise and darkly humorous menu concept make it a fun little oddity from the early web era.
https://stevemorse.org/
Stephen P. Morse's "One-Step Webpages" is a massive collection of genealogy research tools that streamline searches through immigration records, passenger lists, and ship manifests from Ellis Island, Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and beyond. With hundreds of specialized search forms spanning records from the early 1800s through the mid-20th century, it is an indispensable resource for anyone tracing immigrant ancestors to the United States.