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Lifeline · socialstudies.org over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 28 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Oct 12, 2019 · 1 ownership change since 2019 · last checked Sep 27, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredFeb 23, 1998socialstudies.org was registered on Feb 23, 1998.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 22, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described socialstudies.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCNetwork Solutions, LLCOct 12, 2019 – Apr 1, 2025Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for socialstudies.org, from Oct 12, 2019 to Apr 1, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)Cloudflare, Inc.
Ownership
Ownership recordsOct 12, 2019 – Feb 12, 2026Registration records for socialstudies.org are held from Oct 12, 2019 to Feb 12, 2026 (32 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Feb 2026 – Oct 2026Nameservers: easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.orgNameservers: easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.orgOct 12, 2019 – Apr 1, 2025Registration records listed easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org nameservers (dns1.easydns.com, dns2.easydns.net, dns3.easydns.org) for socialstudies.org from Oct 12, 2019 to Apr 1, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptMar 26, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 12 certificates for socialstudies.org from Mar 26, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Google Trust ServicesMay 11, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (16)
Feb 23, 1998Registration: socialstudies.org was registered on Feb 23, 1998.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 22, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described socialstudies.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “The NCSS Archive at Teachers College, Columbia University, provides for the preservation of NCSS records and for research access to them in the Special Collections of Teachers College Library.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Oct 12, 2019 – Apr 1, 2025Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for socialstudies.org, from Oct 12, 2019 to Apr 1, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 12, 2019 – Feb 12, 2026Ownership: Registration records for socialstudies.org are held from Oct 12, 2019 to Feb 12, 2026 (32 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Oct 12, 2019 – Apr 1, 2025
Jul 1, 2006
“The NCSS Archive at Teachers College, Columbia University, provides for the preservation of NCSS records and for research access to them in the Special Collections of Teachers College Library.”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJul 11, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Cloudflare, Inc.
Sep 22, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026 (latest)
Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 22, 2025 and most recently on Oct 2, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 22, 2026
Ownership change
Jun 23, 2020
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 23, 2020. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 ownership change, 2019–2026
Nameservers: CloudflareSep 22, 2025 – Feb 12, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (aspen.ns.cloudflare.com, kobe.ns.cloudflare.com) for socialstudies.org from Sep 22, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareSep 22, 2025socialstudies.org's nameservers moved from easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org to Cloudflare at some point between Apr 1, 2025 and Sep 22, 2025. Last seen at easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org: Apr 1, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Sep 22, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 6 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Google Trust Services issued 9 certificates for socialstudies.org from May 11, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 29, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sectigo LimitedSep 9, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Sectigo Limited issued 2 certificates for socialstudies.org from Sep 9, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 9, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
DigiCert IncSep 11, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026DigiCert Inc issued 1 certificate for socialstudies.org from Sep 11, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 28, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate from Google Trust ServicesSep 5, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026 (latest)Google Trust Services certificate valid Sep 5, 2026 to Dec 5, 2026, as seen on Sep 27, 2026.Source: TLS check, Sep 27, 2026
Zone file: Registration records listed easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org nameservers (dns1.easydns.com, dns2.easydns.net, dns3.easydns.org) for socialstudies.org from Oct 12, 2019 to Apr 1, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 23, 2020Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 23, 2020. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Sep 22, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026Registrar: Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 22, 2025 and most recently on Oct 2, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 22, 2026
Sep 22, 2025 – Feb 12, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (aspen.ns.cloudflare.com, kobe.ns.cloudflare.com) for socialstudies.org from Sep 22, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 22, 2025Zone file: socialstudies.org's nameservers moved from easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org to Cloudflare at some point between Apr 1, 2025 and Sep 22, 2025. Last seen at easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org: Apr 1, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Sep 22, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 6 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Mar 26, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 12 certificates for socialstudies.org from Mar 26, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 11, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 9 certificates for socialstudies.org from May 11, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 29, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 11, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 5, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services certificate valid Sep 5, 2026 to Dec 5, 2026, as seen on Sep 27, 2026.Source: TLS check, Sep 27, 2026
Sep 9, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited issued 2 certificates for socialstudies.org from Sep 9, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 9, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 11, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 1 certificate for socialstudies.org from Sep 11, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 28, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
Registered 1998 · AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
SocialStudies.org An information resource for social studies teachers.
SocialStudies.org is an information resource for social studies teachers. The site is maintained by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), a professional organization that supports educators teaching civics, history, and social studies content to students.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Feb 23, 1998 — 28 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Cloudflare, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 24, 2026).
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as a non-profit, association or religious site that is funded by donations or members.
Authority 57/100— ahead of 57% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
57 is a percentile: higher than 57% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #143,108)+6
Verified continuity: 28.7 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+10
Model score: 30/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 57/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 65 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 65 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What socialstudies.org said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
The NCSS Archive at Teachers College, Columbia University, provides for the preservation of NCSS records and for research access to them in the Special Collections of Teachers College Library.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1998
Domain registered (Feb 23, 1998).
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
✓ domain continuity 28 years registered– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Oct 26, 2026