Do you know Wiby?
The Wiby search engine is building a web of pages as it was in the earlier days of the internet.
It's a search engine that (as far as I know) consists only of manually-indexed pages that are generally (or maybe as a rule?) personal or at least less-commercial sites, generally harkening back to the feeling of the early web. I mostly use it when I'm feeling nostalgic and just browse a few results for a general search term like "halloween" or "marionettes," but I'm sure there's tons there I'm missing.
Give it a try! Show us what you find!