Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://twentyphanday.nekoweb.org/
A 14+ personal site by 'twentyphanday' with a bold, image-heavy aesthetic featuring flashy gifs and colorful visuals behind a CD-styled warning splash page. Built for desktop Firefox at 1366x768, it has the hallmarks of an old-web revival personal page with webring navigation and mature content warnings.
http://openhymnal.org/
The Open Hymnal Project is a freely distributable database of Christian hymns, spiritual songs, and prelude/postlude music available for download as PDFs, MIDI files, MP3s, and ABC Plus source files. With multiple seasonal editions including Christmas, Lent/Easter, and a Visitation Edition designed for bringing music to the sick, this is a remarkable labor of love for congregations and musicians seeking open-source hymnody.
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://hiski.genealogia.fi/historia/indexe.htm
The HisKi project, maintained by the Genealogical Society of Finland, offers a searchable database of historical parish records including christenings, marriages, burials, and moves. It is an invaluable tool for tracing Finnish family history, with ongoing additions of new parishes as data is digitized.
https://extramundane.xyz/
The Extramundane is a personal blog covering Orthodox Christianity alongside topics like technology, video games, and digital privacy. Posts range from guides on joining the Orthodox Church to practical tech writeups on e-readers and RSS, giving the site a thoughtful mix of faith and indie web sensibility.
https://sampsa.fun/
Sampsa Kiianmaa's Finnish personal homepage features calligraphy from Quranic verses and drawings, with links to a blog, reading list, and social media on Mastodon and Pixelfed. The site embraces old-web values with badges for NoCSS Club, 250kb Club, and Lynx compatibility, making it a minimalist corner of the web with a spiritual and artistic lean.
https://cosmicwarp.neocities.org/
Cosmic Warp is the colorful personal site of Orion (they/he), a neurodivergent, plural, and disabled creator who built this neon, CRT-styled space to share their interests, introduce their system, and foster community with fellow weirdos. The site features a Q&A section with multiple system members, links to anarchist zines and mutual aid resources, accessibility toggles, and a welcoming ethos for outsiders and misfits.
http://mayhem.net/Crime/serial.html
The Internet Crime Archives at mayhem.net is a reference collection dedicated to serial killers, covering psychological profiles, criminal methodologies, and detailed information on notorious cases like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Charles Manson. Visitors are greeted with an overview of serial killer behavior drawn from criminology and FBI profiling, then directed to a 'Serial Killer Hit List' of documented cases.
https://deadfred.com/
Dead Fred is a free searchable archive of historic genealogy photographs, organized by surname, that lets family history researchers browse thousands of identified and mystery photos to visualize their heritage. With over 163,000 records spanning 23,000 surnames, it offers a unique photo-matching service where anyone who finds a direct ancestor's photo in the archive can receive it for free.
https://shrewbean.neocities.org/
Shrewbean's personal neocities site 'exist slowly' greets visitors with a quirky, self-deprecating introduction that celebrates intentionally messy, scrappy web design aesthetics. The landing page sets up a click-through experience with iframes and optional JavaScript interactables, signaling a creative personal space built in the spirit of old-web DIY culture.