Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://foundersofna.org/
The Order of the Founders of North America (OFNA) is a lineage society dedicated to memorializing the individuals who colonized North America, the Caribbean, and offshore North Atlantic Islands between 1492 and 1692. The site covers membership applications, the society's history and mission, and features content about early European exploration including the origin of the name 'America'.
http://redrivercountytx.org/
A dedicated genealogical resource for Red River County, Texas, compiling cemetery records, marriage records, wills, yearbooks, mailing lists, and historical organization information for family researchers. Part of the TXGenWeb network, this site represents years of collaborative effort to preserve and share county-level records with the genealogical community.
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.
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https://tilde.town/~quephird
Danielle Kefford's tilde.town personal page, created by the user quephird, is a minimal image-heavy personal homepage on the old-web tilde community network. With 21 images and very little text, it serves as a quirky self-presentation in the tradition of indie tilde community member pages.
https://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=20
The Illinois State Genealogical Society's Prairie Pioneers program certifies descendants of early Illinois settlers, with over 4,000 pioneers recognized since its 1982 founding during the state's Bicentennial celebration. Visitors can learn about the three certificate tiers covering Illinois residency from before statehood through 1880, download application forms, and browse the index of certified pioneers.
https://blagi.neocities.org/
Blagi is a charming Neocities personal hub established in March 2022, featuring sections for shrines, virtual pets, adoptables, webrings, and writing, all wrapped in a whimsical flower-themed navigation. The site uses a growing-garden metaphor where 'seeds' represent future pages, making it a delightful blend of personal interests and old-web aesthetics.
http://rri.chat.ru/
A Russian-language directory of philosophical resources on the Internet, curating links to electronic texts, philosopher profiles, and discussion forums for both Russian and international audiences. Supported by the Soros Foundation's Open Society Institute, this bilingual catalog offers a rare window into late-1990s Russian academic philosophy online.
https://usgenwebsites.org/MEGenWeb
MEGenWeb is a free genealogical resource dedicated to Maine family history, serving as a gateway to county-level genealogical sites across the entire state. Part of the larger USGenWeb project, it offers histories, places, and research resources to help visitors trace their Maine ancestors.
http://abandonedcommunities.co.uk/
A fascinating exploration of thousands of towns, villages, and communities across Great Britain that have been abandoned since the Middle Ages, examining the causes of their depopulation from natural disasters to forced evictions. The site combines historical research with firsthand visits, poetry, and paintings associated with these lost places, including works by Turner and Goldsmith's famous 'The Deserted Village'.
https://tertullian.org/
The Tertullian Project is a comprehensive scholarly resource dedicated to the ancient Christian Latin writer Tertullian, offering Latin texts, translations in multiple languages, manuscript studies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of his works. Visitors can explore every known writing attributed to Tertullian alongside patrological context, manuscript traditions, and centuries of scholarly reception.