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://whyarentyou.gay/
A colorful personal homepage by moonlit that celebrates LGBTQ+ identity and retro web aesthetics, featuring blinkies, pride stamps, and links to organizations like GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign. The site leans into old-web charm with webrings, pixel art, and a playful pro-queer attitude throughout.
https://snowy.neocities.org/
Skylar's farewell update to a Neocities site she built at age 15, reflecting on five years of growing up, changing interests, and finding community on the indie web. A heartfelt time capsule that captures the bittersweet experience of revisiting a teenage online presence and saying goodbye to it with gratitude.
http://mythencyclopedia.com/
The Encyclopedia of Myths is a comprehensive A-to-Z reference covering mythological figures, legends, and folklore from cultures around the world, including Greek, Norse, Egyptian, African, and Native American traditions. Published by The Gale Group, it offers hundreds of individual articles spanning characters like Achilles, Athena, and Anansi alongside broader topics like Animals in Mythology and Arthurian Legends.
https://txgenwebcounties.org/caldwell
The Caldwell County TXGenWeb site is a dedicated genealogy resource covering births, marriages, cemeteries, pioneers, and war memorials for Caldwell County, Texas, as part of the larger TXGenWeb project. Coordinated by V Sofge and N Hickman since 1998, it offers a research center and indexed records for anyone tracing family roots in this Texas county.
http://medievalgenealogy.org.uk/vch/index.shtml
A comprehensive place index for the Victoria County History, an ongoing century-long project to publish detailed histories of every English county. Researchers into medieval English genealogy, family history, and local history will find this an invaluable reference for navigating over 200 published volumes organized by county and parish.
https://workhouses.org.uk/
Peter Higginbotham's exhaustive reference site chronicles the history of the British workhouse system, covering Poor Laws from 1601 through the end of the workhouse era with detailed entries on hundreds of individual Poor Law Unions across England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Visitors will find full texts of historic legislation, location guides, photographs, records of workhouse life, and deeply researched articles on topics ranging from bastardy laws to oakum picking.
http://irelandseye.com/animation/intro.html
A Field Guide to Irish Fairies explores seven creatures from Irish mythology, including the Dullahan, Pooka, Banshee, Leprechauns, and Merrows, presented as a serious reflection on beings that 'may not be entirely fictional.' Part of the broader irelandseye.com portal, this feature blends cultural history with folklore, even offering fairy-themed e-cards and a Leprechaun Watch.
https://alienspaceinvader.neocities.org/
A personal Neocities page with a DC Batfamily fan affiliation and a poll asking visitors which subculture they find most appealing, covering goth, emo, scene, punk, metalhead, and gyaru. The site is lightly updated due to the creator's busy college and work schedule, giving it an authentic slice-of-life old-web feel.
http://www.larsdatter.com/
Karen Larsdatter has assembled an extensive collection of curated links exploring the material culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, covering clothing, tools, occupations, animals, eating utensils, and more. The site connects visitors to museum images, artifact descriptions, and book recommendations that illuminate how medieval people actually lived and worked.
https://dolekemp96.org/
An archived preservation of the official Dole/Kemp 1996 presidential campaign website, presented for educational purposes by 4President.org. This historical snapshot captures the Republican ticket's online presence from the 1996 election, alongside a link to the archived Clinton/Gore 96 site for comparison.