Society & Culture
782 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (138)
- Religion & Spirituality (71)
- History (145)
- Philosophy (118)
- Paranormal & Occult (39)
- Subcultures (262)
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.
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://www.riri.my/
Riri's personal corner of the internet blends a medical/clinical aesthetic with diary entries, a photo collection, and unfiltered personal musings in a style deeply rooted in old-web and Neocities subculture. The site features a creatively styled void_log with a dark-whimsical tone, a self-created webring, and a changelog documenting its evolving identity across domains and redesigns.
http://horus.mafdet.com/
A fanlisting dedicated to Horus, the ancient Egyptian sky god, listed under the Mythology/Religion category at The Fanlistings network. Owned by Carol and opened in 2009, it invites fans of this iconic deity to join a growing community of members.
https://ilbond.whalen-family.org/lands/tr6417.htm
Part of the ILGenWeb Project, this page presents original land ownership records for Bond County, Illinois, specifically Shoal Creek Township 6 North, Range 4 West, Section 17. Researchers tracing Illinois pioneer families will find names, acreage, dates, and deed volume references drawn from the Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database.
http://academic-genealogy.com/californiastateinformation.htm
A comprehensive link directory covering California state resources for genealogists and historians, compiled by V. Chris and Thomas M. Tinney, Sr. as part of their Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory. Visitors can explore curated links organized by region (Northern and Southern California) and topic, including archives, databases, government records, library networks, heritage resources, and more.
https://churchofmidnight.neocities.org/
Church of Midnight is a darkly themed personal site presenting itself as a mysterious 'church' with sections called the Church and the Graveyard, evoking gothic and occult aesthetics. The sparse landing page serves as an atmospheric gateway, suggesting a site built around dark spirituality, gothic subculture, or midnight-flavored mysticism.
https://xeper.info/index.html
The official website of the Temple of Set, a left-hand path initiatory organization founded in San Francisco in 1975. The site offers introductory essays covering Setian philosophy, ethics, ritual practice, and the esoteric tradition surrounding the Egyptian deity Set.
http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/
Unenumerated is Nick Szabo's long-running intellectual blog covering an unusually wide range of topics including monetary history, cryptography, law, and the origins of Bitcoin. Posts like the multi-part series on non-governmental money reveal deep historical research and original thinking that has influenced cryptocurrency discourse for years.
http://hoap.co.uk/index.htm
Heart of Albion Press is an independent UK publisher specializing in folklore, local history, archaeology, and mythology, with a catalogue stretching back to 1989. Visitors can browse and purchase physical books as well as download free PDFs on topics ranging from sepulchral effigies and Leicestershire lore to North European creation mythologies and feminist explorations of Bronze Age Crete.