Pro tip: I found a forgotten local history site by checking a library's old web directory.
I was at the downtown library last month looking for info on a closed factory. The librarian pointed me to a binder of old website printouts from the early 2000s. One link, 'Rivertown Stories,' was handwritten in the margin. I typed it in, and the basic HTML site was still up, full of scanned letters and photos you'd never find on a search engine. It was a total goldmine. Has anyone else stumbled on a site like this, just sitting there untouched?