Society & Culture
883 sites
Subcategories:
- Genealogy & Family History (140)
- Religion & Spirituality (74)
- History (162)
- Philosophy (121)
- Paranormal & Occult (42)
- Subcultures (333)
https://tilde.town/~zumdar
Zumdar's cozy corner of tilde.town features a personal homepage with an about page and a tribute to the BBJ rainbow glitter explosion, a playful CSS animation inspired by a friend's work. Part of the tilde.town ring community, this little plot reflects the charm and creativity of the old-web revival tilde culture.
http://pasttimesproject.co.uk/
Past Times Project is a British community hub dedicated to reconnecting people with their past, offering tools to find old friends, schoolmates, and former colleagues alongside a library of nostalgic 20th century memories. Visitors can also explore heritage attractions across the UK, trace family history through the Gene Junction feature, and contribute their own life stories to a permanent memoir archive.
https://hope.net/
HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) is the official site for one of the longest-running hacker conferences in the world, held in New York City and associated with 2600 Magazine. Now registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, the organization is actively planning HOPE 26 and inviting speakers, contributors, and community members to shape its future.
https://whsmemorial.tripod.com/
A memorial and historical resource dedicated to Waverly Hills Sanatorium and Woodhaven Geriatric Center in Louisville, Kentucky, documenting the patients, doctors, and staff whose lives shaped the history of these tuberculosis and geriatric institutions. The site includes patient profiles, TB death rates, a photo gallery, building layouts, and a timeline of events, all sourced from photographs, news articles, and historical archives.
https://genealogylinks.net/
GenealogyLinks.net is a massive curated directory of over 50,000 links organized by region, covering genealogy resources for the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and beyond. Researchers can browse birth records, marriage records, census data, and more by country or state, making it an invaluable starting point for tracing family history worldwide.
https://sedgleymanor.com/
A richly detailed historical resource dedicated to the ancient manor of Sedgley in the Black Country, West Midlands, covering local families, churches, census extracts, parish records, and notable figures dating back to the 16th century. Visitors will find surname research tools, ancestral photographs, dialect dictionaries, war memorials, and transcribed historical documents making this an invaluable reference for anyone tracing Black Country ancestry.
https://digitalfolklore.org/
The Digital Folklore Reader is a published book by Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied exploring digital vernacular culture, online amateur creativity, DIY electronics, and internet memes as genuine folklore. The site serves as the book's homepage, offering purchase links, reviews, and a freely downloadable PDF released a decade after the 2009 print edition.
https://alienspaceinvader.neocities.org/
A personal Neocities page with a DC Batfamily fan affiliation and a poll asking visitors which subculture they find most appealing, covering goth, emo, scene, punk, metalhead, and gyaru. The site is lightly updated due to the creator's busy college and work schedule, giving it an authentic slice-of-life old-web feel.
http://ibiblio.org/laslave
A scholarly database dedicated to Afro-Louisiana history and genealogy, built around Dr. Hall's research into enslaved and free Black populations in Louisiana. Visitors can search original historical documents, view primary sources, and explore Dr. Hall's calculations relating to this specialized archival record.
https://jache.re/
Jachère is a thoughtfully crafted personal site built around the concept of 'fallow land' as a metaphor for anti-capitalist, non-productive space and being. The site includes a journal, notes, how-tos, and a glossary, weaving together philosophical reflection with practical content in a minimalist format.