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://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks//index.php?action=displaycat&%3Bcatid=56
This is a massive link directory maintained by the Minister of Arts and Sciences for the SCA's Kingdom of Atlantia, cataloging thousands of resources on medieval crafts, history, and skills. With categories spanning armor and weaponry, embroidery, heraldry, brewing, woodworking, and hundreds more, it serves as an essential reference hub for historical re-enactors and living history enthusiasts.
https://josh.works/
Josh Thompson's personal scratch pad digs into urban economics, zoning laws, land use policy, and walkable city design, drawing on works like Marie-Agnes and Alain Bertaud's 'Order Without Design' and Christopher Alexander's 'A Pattern Language'. The site blends thoughtful analysis of city planning failures with street-level illustrations of pedestrian path patterns, making dense policy topics surprisingly approachable.
https://foundersofhartford.org/
Founded in 1931, the Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford is a charitable and educational organization with over 300 members dedicated to preserving the history and traditions of Hartford, Connecticut. The site offers information on Hartford's early history, historic sites, a 1640 Hartford map, and membership opportunities for those who can trace their lineage to the city's founders.
http://tilde.club/~kake/email.club.html
Hosted on tilde.club, this page lists all community members who have opted in to exchanging slow, chatty emails with strangers on the server. It's a charming piece of tilde community infrastructure that encourages pen-pal style correspondence among members of the old-web revival scene.
https://shipcamouflage.com/warship_camouflage.htm
An online database maintained by Snyder & Short documenting the camouflage paint schemes used on US Navy warships during World War II, including dazzle patterns, haze gray, and ocean gray. Researchers, historians, and scale modelers will find detailed records organized by ship class, with new entries like the Haskell class APAs added regularly.
https://silent.am/aristocrat
Elegance de la Nuit is the only approved fanlisting dedicated to Elegant Gothic Aristocrat fashion, a refined Japanese street fashion style emphasizing Victorian and aristocratic aesthetics. With 22 members from 5 countries, it offers a small but dedicated community for fans of EGA to connect and show their appreciation for the style.
https://etgs.org/
The East Texas Genealogical Society serves six counties in the Tyler, Texas region, offering monthly meetings, special interest groups on DNA and African American research, and a searchable archive of surnames and county indexes. Members gain access to a newsletter, store discounts, and a members-only section, while the public can attend free events and tap into resources for tracing ancestors in East Texas and beyond.
https://de.genwebs.org/
DEGenWeb is Delaware's branch of the USGenWeb Project, offering genealogical records, historical documents, and research resources organized by the state's three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. Visitors can search the Delaware USGenWeb Archives by surname or place name, access tombstone transcriptions, census records, African American genealogy resources, and links to state libraries and historical societies.
https://algenweb.org/bibb/court/minutes/1826circuitmin.html
Part of the ALGenWeb project, this page presents transcribed Circuit Court minutes from Bibb County, Alabama spanning 1826 to 1836, compiled by Jacquelyn Cox Otts in 1993. Researchers tracing Alabama ancestors will find case-level details including names, dates, and legal proceedings such as divorces, land disputes, and criminal matters drawn directly from the original record books.
http://assets.newscriptorium.com/collects-and-prayers/parishprs.htm
A digitized version of 'Parish Prayers', the classic 1967 Anglican prayer collection compiled and edited by Frank Colquhoun, featuring nearly 1,800 prayers organized for public worship and personal devotion. The site presents the full text including the original foreword by the Archbishop of York, making this treasured liturgical resource accessible online.