Society & Culture
883 sites
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- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
http://blog.transylvaniandutch.com/
TransylvanianDutch is a deeply researched genealogy blog tracing the family history of Transylvanian and Eastern European Jewish ancestors, with a focus on St. Louis connections and original document transcriptions. The creator regularly publishes transcribed newspaper articles, census records, tombstone photographs, and family letters through recurring features like Amanuensis Monday and Tombstone Tuesday.
https://tilde.town/~peter
Peter's tilde.town member page from 2014, featuring a handful of early posts about shipping code quickly, a MS Paint competition entry from a university LAN party, and a photo taken in Copenhagen. Sparse but charming, it captures the casual early spirit of the tilde.town old-web revival community.
https://philosophybasics.com/
An extensive reference site covering the full breadth of philosophy, organized by branch, historical period, school of thought, and individual philosopher. Visitors can explore everything from ancient Stoicism and Platonism to modern Existentialism and Post-Structuralism, with entries on hundreds of thinkers from Aristotle to Wittgenstein.
https://siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
A digitized presentation of 'The History of Costume' by Braun and Schneider, a landmark 19th-century German publication featuring 500 historical costume illustrations spanning antiquity through the Victorian era. Hosted by SIUE and compiled by C. Otis Sweezey, the site offers both a graphic index and text index, making it a valuable reference for costume designers, theater students, and fashion historians.
https://tuffgong.neocities.org/
Tuffgong's Manifesto Doggo is a fiercely independent personal hub on Neocities, railing against big tech, mainstream media narratives, and algorithmic culture while championing the old web revival movement. Visitors will find political manifestos, free web graphics, a forum revival project, tech detox articles, and a scrappy DIY aesthetic complete with webrings and a live changelog.
http://gophergenealogy.blogspot.com/
Susan LeBlanc, an accredited genealogist, shares decades of ancestral research through this blog covering family histories, book reviews, lectures, and published articles on topics ranging from French-Canadian roots to Revolutionary War families. The site offers both personal research discoveries and professional insights, making it a rich resource for anyone tracing New England and colonial American ancestry.
https://philosophersforum.org/
The Dallas Philosophers Forum is a community organization in Dallas, Texas dedicated to philosophical lectures, group discussions, and study sessions open to the public. It serves as a hub for philosophy enthusiasts in the Dallas area to engage with serious ideas in a structured yet accessible setting.
http://cognitiveengineer.blogspot.com/
Jimmy, a physics-trained engineer, explores cognitive engineering through the lens of hypnotism, NLP, and practical mind-hacking techniques. Posts cover topics like flow states, subconscious processing, clean language, and how hypnotic principles can be applied to everyday thinking and behavior change.
http://runemaker.com/
Oswald the Runemaker's comprehensive site covers the history, meanings, and magical uses of Elder Futhark and Anglo-Saxon runes, from Viking-age origins through medieval divination practices. Visitors can browse handcrafted rune sets, bindrune amulets, runestaffs, and runic pendulums available for purchase, alongside educational content on rune interpretations, crystals, herbs, and elements associated with each rune.
https://julesneohome.neocities.org/
Jules's Neohome is a colorful Neocities personal site packed with sections covering graphics, a dream journal, a sticker collection, a bug zone, Minecraft pixel art, and animal appreciation. The site radiates old-web charm with an abundance of animated GIFs, custom buttons, and webring memberships spread across a cheerful, always-under-construction layout.