Website for Seniors! Two dozen + useful websites for Seniors... That are fun, too!
Seniors are the fastest-growing segment of Internet users, and the Web offers them more all the time.
Here are more than two dozen of the best websites for Seniors - both useful and fun...
PLAY
** Get a laugh everyday. The Geezer Brigade is a humor site reserved for persons age 55 and
older. TheGeezerBrigade.com
** Discover fun activities. The 50plusFun site is a portal to information about many kinds of fun and healthful diversions for
Seniors - the arts, dancing, hobbies, games, sports, etc. 50plusfun.com
** Find a music festival. More than 2500 music festivals in North America are covered at the Festival Finder Web site
- everything from Bluegrass to classical FestivalFinder.com
** Read classic literature. Plays, poetry, and novels from Aeschylus to Agatha Christie are available to all
at Bartleby.com Also reference works on famous quotations and English
usage, encyclopedias and a thesaurus,
** Brush up on your golf. The Golf.com Web site is the most popular on the internet for golf
nes plus help in finding local golf courses, buying equipment, obtaining instruction and more.
** Learn about antique collecting - or the value of antiques that you own. Antiques Bulletin Online contains news of auctions,
fairs, dealers and services regarding antiques of all kinds. AntiquesBulletin.com
** Have more fun being a grandparent. Grandparents Web gives tips on grandparenting, unusual activities such as how to make
a "growing up" book about your grandchild, information about legal rights, camping with grandkids and much,
much more. Cyberparent.com
** Play bridge or chess online. Learn about bridge and play against other real players online via the website of the
American Contract Bridge League. If chess is your game, there are always thousands of
players from around the world - ranging in ability from beginners to the worlds strongest Grandmasters -
at the ChessClub.com
** Listen to radio stations and read newspapers from around the world. Find newspapers via
Newslink.org and radio stations via Radio-Locator.com
** Enjoy vintage Television and radio shows. For classic TV shows, cartoons and movie shorts, visit
LikeTelevision.com. For classic radio go to
Old-Time.com (high speed Internet connection recommended)
** Learn about your family tree. Go to the Genealogy.com page, and you will find a huge database and many
people with similar interests willing to help you.
PROPERTY MATTERS
** Get the lowdown on "Reverse Mortgages". These can help you if you own a home but need to tap your equity to have more money for expenses.
Reverse Mortgages
** Estate planning: The gift that keeps on giving. Gifting
SENIOR ISSUES
** Meet other Seniors. This site can get you together with others who have like interests, to meet
in person or in chat forums.
Silversingles.com
** Check out retirement communities around the US. Learn about retirement resorts that offer a wide
variety of lifestyle opportunitiesand othe options at
Retirementresorts.com
** Get legal help. The senior Law Website provides information about a range of legal issues for seniors
- Medicare and Medicaid, insurance, Social Security, Wills and Trusts and more.
SeniorLaw.com
** Get help from the federal government. (no joke) FirstGov for seniors is the federal governments
center of information about
government programs that affect seniors.
FirstGov.gov
** Explore Internet discussion groups. The Internet's "usenet newsgroups" consists of thousands of
discussion groups on topics ranging from consumer products and vacation sites to health,
investing, science, military affairs and politics - practically everything you can think of.
Go to Google.com and click on 'groups'. Enter any subject of
interest to you in the search box and you will get a list of related discussions.
HEALTH
** Get Comprehensice health information. The
HealthFinder.gov Web site of the US National Health Information Center may be the most
comprehensive source of health and medical information you can find anywhere.
** Learn about perscription drugs. The Internet Drug Index provided by
WebMD.com gives the info you need to be informed about any perscription medications you may use.
Also
RXlist.com
** Worstpills.org, run by Public Citizen, gives information on more than 600 drugs, including nearly
200 that it warns against using.
WorstPills.org
TRAVEL
** Learn Spanish while in Madrid, Spain. These courses are designed for students over 50. Take a look:
PlusAbroad.com
** Learn about travel opportunities. Find discount airfares and travel bargains for seniors at
SmartTravel.com
** Plan educational travel. For 30 years, Elderhostel has been combining travel to destinations
around the world with educational instruction for persons age 55 and older.
Elderhostel.org
MISCELLANEOUS
** Their are a lot of government programs you may be not aware of if you need assistance. Go to
GovBenefits.gov
TO FIND MORE
** AARP Internet Resources List links to more than 900 of the best sites for persons age 50-plus
AARP.org
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