Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://norwayheritage.com/
Norway Heritage is a comprehensive genealogical and historical resource dedicated to documenting Norwegian emigration to America, featuring passenger lists, emigrant ship records, and detailed articles about life aboard transatlantic vessels. With databases spanning customs passenger lists, Canadian records, and newspaper arrival registers from 1870-1894, it serves both family history researchers and historians tracing the stories of Norwegian emigrants.
https://sprt93.tripod.com/
The Society for the Promulgation of the Religion of Thelema (S.P.R.T.) runs this curated webring connecting high-quality sites dedicated to the Law of Thelema, the spiritual philosophy associated with Aleister Crowley. Unlike broader Thelemic webrings, this one maintains strict quality standards and focuses exclusively on sites whose primary purpose is spreading Thelemic teachings.
https://isr.press/
The Institute for Social Research publishes original essays and translations rooted in critical theory, Marxist analysis, and left political thought, covering thinkers like Adorno, Lukács, and Postone. A substantial archive of rigorous theoretical writing explores topics from Council Communism and reification to fascism, class composition, and the critique of identity politics.
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://niagara.nygenweb.net/military/jacksondiary.html
A transcription of the 1864 Civil War diary of Shedrick Jackson, a Black barber from Middleport, New York who served in the 140th NY regiment, donated to the Niagara County NYGenWeb project by a descendant's relative. The diary offers a rare day-by-day firsthand account of camp life throughout the year 1864, concluding with a poem written by Jackson himself.
https://wtj.com/portal
War Times Journal Portal is a curated directory of military and war-related links spanning conflicts from the Napoleonic era through WWII, organized into categories like weapons, museums, research archives, and gaming. It serves as a gateway to resources on military history, living history groups, battlefields, and wargaming communities, making it a useful hub for history enthusiasts and researchers alike.
http://ethicsweb.ca/
EthicsWeb.ca, administered by Chris MacDonald, serves as a Canadian hub linking to ethics resources spanning business ethics, nursing ethics, bioethics, professional ethics, and stem cell research. A well-organized portal connecting visitors to Canadian and international ethics organizations, academic institutes, government bodies, and topical blogs.
http://followthedrinkinggourd.org/
A deeply researched cultural history of the American folksong 'Follow the Drinking Gourd,' tracing its origins, its role in Underground Railroad mythology, and its evolution through the Civil Rights and folk revival movements. The site critically examines the song's authenticity, covers roughly 200 recordings and dozens of publications, and includes a teachers' guide, timeline, gazetteer, and bibliographic appendices.
http://7billionworld.com/
7 Billion World visualizes the entire global population as individual colored icons on a single scrollable page, representing every person on Earth as of October 31, 2011. Each icon is color-coded by continent, making the sheer scale of humanity tangible in a way that raw statistics cannot.
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.