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://tilde.town/~cmccabe/online-communities.html
cmccabe's research page on tilde.town dives deep into the history and future of public access Unix systems, tracing their roots as social spaces long before the modern internet. The piece explores how communities like SDF.org and tilde.town carry on a tradition of shared Unix environments that blend technology with community-building.
http://genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Articles/how_to_use_google_advanced_search_for_genealogy_part_2_page_1.html
GenealogyInTime Magazine offers detailed tutorials on using Google Advanced Search techniques to find genealogical records, covering strategies like excluding irrelevant results and refining ancestor searches. This multi-part guide is part of a broader resource hub with search engines, articles, and tips aimed at family history researchers of all skill levels.
https://ethersent.neocities.org/yume
A personal shrine by the creator 'ethersent' dedicated to fictosexuality and their deep spiritual connection to Ivan from the webcomic Alien Stage, exploring the psychology and identity behind selfship and ficto-aligned attraction. Candid, introspective, and unapologetically niche, the site includes personal ramblings, a gallery, and an FAQ addressing common questions about the creator's experience.
https://bu.edu/wcp
The Paideia Project On-Line hosts the full proceedings of the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy, held in Boston in August 1998, with nearly 1,000 contributed papers spanning ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, logic, and more. Edited by Alan M. Olson and a team of scholars, this archive also links to 12 print volumes published by the Philosophy Documentation Center, making it a comprehensive academic reference for professional and student philosophers alike.
https://plpow.org/
The official site of the Descendants of Point Lookout Prisoners of War and Friends of Confederate Memorial Park Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the history of Confederate soldiers held at the Point Lookout prison camp during the Civil War. Visitors can learn about the organization's mission, the memorial park, and efforts to honor the memory of those who suffered at one of the war's most notorious Union prisoner-of-war facilities.
https://nightfall.city/
Nightfall City is a creative online community styled as a fictional cyberpunk metropolis, organized into thematic 'districts' for writers, socializing, and exploration, accessible via a telnet-style interface. With neighborhoods like Writer's Lane and Dusk's End, it evokes the spirit of old-school BBSes and text-based internet culture with a poetic, atmospheric twist.
http://ingenweb.org/
INGenWeb is Indiana's branch of the USGenWeb Project, providing a county-by-county gateway to genealogical records, obituaries, cemeteries, military records, and historical resources for all 92 Indiana counties. Volunteers coordinate research materials including census projects, orphan train records, historical maps, and a concise 1926 history of Indiana, making it a comprehensive hub for anyone tracing Hoosier ancestry.
https://faintlymacabre.neocities.org/
A hauntingly atmospheric personal site by faintlymacabre that greets visitors with an immersive graveyard narrative, drawing them in with will-o'-the-wisp imagery and eerie, lyrical prose. The creative landing page sets a macabre, otherworldly tone that hints at a richly themed personal space waiting beyond the entrance.
http://home.onego.ru/~kaf
Alexei Komitchev, a Russian-born man who relocated to Helsingborg, Sweden in 2003, shares a brief autobiographical sketch covering his time in the Russian Navy, a career in telecommunications, and his love of travel, cars, music, and meeting new people. A snapshot of early 2000s personal homepages, it offers a charming self-introduction from someone whose life took him from northern Russia to Scandinavia.
https://schildkroete.neocities.org/
Schildkröte is a personal blog chronicling its creator's day-to-day emotional struggles, recovery, and small victories through short, candid journal entries. Posts touch on withdrawal, personal goals, workouts, and the quiet effort of rebuilding daily life, making it a raw and relatable online diary.