Society & Culture
806 sites
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- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (72)
- History (152)
- Philosophy (118)
- Paranormal & Occult (40)
- Subcultures (273)
https://scented.minty.nu/
Scented is Ainna's tribute to the beloved early-2000s web design text clique 'Scented Angels,' originally created by Tira, recreated here as a nostalgic homage after the original went offline. Visitors can explore the clique's 'flavors' and relive the charming era of text cliques that defined early personal homepage culture.
https://moonpr1sm.com/random/30plusclub
Moonpr1sm's 30+ Club is a charming corner of the old-web revival dedicated to internet users over 30, celebrating the shared nostalgia of Limewire downloads and AIM away messages. Visitors can grab or contribute 88x31 badges to proudly display their age bracket on their own sites, fostering a sense of community among older participants in the web revival scene.
https://alirezahayati.com/
Alireza Hayati writes candid, reflective posts on topics ranging from internet freedom and censorship to personal growth and cultural observations. The blog covers cyberspace politics, mental health, and life philosophy with a distinctly independent, free-culture ethos.
https://heavensgate.com/
The infamous Heaven's Gate website, preserved in its original form, presents the beliefs and writings of the UFO religious cult led by Marshall Applewhite ('Do'), who taught that Earth was about to be recycled and that members could ascend to the 'Level Above Human' via a spacecraft accompanying comet Hale-Bopp. Visitors can read the group's foundational texts, video transcripts, student exit statements, and the press release documenting the 1997 mass suicide that made this site one of the most historically significant and haunting artifacts of the early web.
https://wagenweb.org/
WAGenWeb is the Washington State branch of the USGenWeb Project, offering researchers a comprehensive portal for tracing ancestors across all Washington counties since 1996. Coordinated by Mike Sweeney, it links to county-level genealogy pages, vital records, cemetery listings, military records, census lookups, historical maps, and message boards organized by county.
https://iroquoiscountygenealogy.org/iroqgene/data/bible/bibindex.htm
The Iroquois County Genealogical Society maintains this indexed collection of historical Bible records from families who settled in Iroquois County, Illinois, organized alphabetically by surname. Researchers tracing Illinois family histories will find hundreds of family names linking to transcribed Bible entries documenting births, marriages, and deaths from the region.
https://geartoward.jp.net/
A personal site where the creator shares opinions and perspectives on subjects that may be controversial or unconventional, inviting visitors to approach with an open mind. The programming-style intro ('int Main (void) {}') gives it a distinctive nerdy flair, hinting at a tech-savvy author with something to say.
https://darkdragon58.tripod.com/darkdragons
Darkdragon's personal paranormal site focuses on ghosts, hauntings, and supernatural investigations, featuring multiple ghost photo galleries, investigation reports, and upcoming ghost hunt announcements. The site includes fiction ghost stories, a paranormal members section, and links to a companion site boasting over 200 ghost photographs.
https://pilledtexts.com/
Pilledtexts.com is a wide-ranging personal weblog covering philosophy, economics, technology, and military life, written by a Marine who thinks seriously about hyperstition, Tolstoy, fountain pens, and terminal scripting in equal measure. Posts range from dense philosophical essays to practical Hugo static-site tutorials, making it a genuinely eclectic intellectual journal with a distinctly indie-web sensibility.
https://selkie0776.neocities.org/
Selkie's personal Neocities page blends lolita fashion, emo/j-pop music fandom, and retro 2000s web aesthetics into a charmingly nostalgic corner of the internet. Visitors will find blog entries, fanlistings, a guestbook, and a self-introduction from a Biology major with interests spanning Black Veil Brides, VOCALOID, casual lolita fashion, and exotic animals.