Society & Culture
883 sites
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- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
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https://cherrylimi.blogspot.com/
Cherry Limi is a Japanese street fashion blog by a creator named Limi, focused on gyaru and related styles including himekaji, amekaji, Liz Lisa, and egg magazine aesthetics. Posts feature outfit coordinates, hauls, and personal diary-style updates, with labels spanning brands like Cocolulu and Popteen that paint a vivid picture of the gyaru subculture lifestyle.
https://usgenwebsites.org/nhgenweb
NHGenWeb is a free genealogical gateway covering the history and family records of New Hampshire, organized by county and coordinated by volunteers across the state. Part of the larger USGenWeb project, it connects researchers to county-level sites with ancestor records, historical context, and searchable databases for tracing New Hampshire roots.
http://mythencyclopedia.com/
The Encyclopedia of Myths is a comprehensive A-to-Z reference covering mythological figures, legends, and folklore from cultures around the world, including Greek, Norse, Egyptian, African, and Native American traditions. Published by The Gale Group, it offers hundreds of individual articles spanning characters like Achilles, Athena, and Anansi alongside broader topics like Animals in Mythology and Arthurian Legends.
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://cottinghamhistory.co.uk/
Dedicated to preserving the history of Cottingham, a village in Northamptonshire, England, this site paints a vivid picture of rural English village life through census records, personal memories, Kelly's Directories, and historical quotations. Visitors can explore the social and community history of this hillside settlement perched above the Welland valley, making it a valuable resource for local historians and genealogists alike.
https://manuscriptminiatures.com/
ManuscriptMiniatures.com is a massive image database of over 16,000 miniatures depicting armoured figures from medieval European manuscripts created before 1450, drawn from 1,526 manuscripts across 19 countries. Researchers and history enthusiasts can search, browse by tags, and explore rare illuminated manuscript images alongside related collections covering effigies, brasses, and aquamanilia.
http://ufowisconsin.com/links.html
UFO Wisconsin is a comprehensive hub for UFO sightings, alien research, crop circles, and paranormal activity focused on Wisconsin and beyond, with over 1,000 archived reports. The links page alone organizes hundreds of external resources into categories like UFO organizations, alien research, paranormal investigations, and cryptid sites from around the globe.
https://encounters-ltd.neocities.org/
The landing page for 'encountersltd,' a creative personal site featuring a robotic slime humanoid mascot named 'Me' and a big-eyed UFO character called Terry as its charming entry point. The site participates in old-web webrings like 'hotline' and 'Forever Neighborhood,' and leans into indie web culture with political solidarity graphics and a hand-crafted aesthetic.
http://kidshow.dcmemories.com/bozopt4.html
A detailed archive dedicated to the history of locally-produced children's television in Washington DC, with this page focusing on the Bozo the Clown show that aired on WDCA-TV 20 from 1971 to 1977. Featuring donated photos, precise broadcast schedules, and profiles of hosts like Tony Alexi and Dick Dyszel, it offers a rich nostalgic record of regional kidshow TV history.
https://tentmaker.org/books/Prevailing.html
An electronic edition of J.W. Hanson's 1899 scholarly work arguing that Christian Universalism was the dominant doctrine of the early Church for its first five hundred years. The full text covers early creeds, the Church Fathers, Origen, Augustine, and the influence of Greek philosophy on Christian doctrine, making it a detailed reference for students of early Christian history.