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}}Guide to '''Panama ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records
Guide to '''Panama ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Country Information==
==Information==
Panama is a country in Central America bordered by [[Costa Rica Genealogy|Costa Rica]] and [[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]]. Panama is an isthmus that connects North and South America and is also considered a Caribbean nation. Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovered the Pacific ocean off the coast of Panama in 1513. Its strategic geographical location has made it a center of commerce and transportation since Spanish colonial times. After its independence from Spain in 1821, Panama became a department of Colombia until 1903 when the United States began building the Panama Canal and created the Panama Canal Zone, a major navigation hub. The official language is Spanish.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Panama," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama, accessed 28 March 2016.</ref>
Panama is a country in Central America bordered by [[Costa Rica Genealogy|Costa Rica]] and [[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]]. Panama is an isthmus that connects North and South America and is also considered a Caribbean nation. Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovered the Pacific ocean off the coast of Panama in 1513. Its strategic geographical location has made it a center of commerce and transportation since Spanish colonial times. After its independence from Spain in 1821, Panama became a department of Colombia until 1903 when the United States began building the Panama Canal and created the Panama Canal Zone, a major navigation hub. The official language is Spanish.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Panama," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama, accessed 28 March 2016.</ref>


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==Getting Started ==
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<h3>Getting Started with Panama Research</h3>
Links to articles on getting started with Panama research.
*[[Panama Research Tips and Strategies|Research Strategies]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/732 Panama Genealogical Resources Webinar]
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22Latinoam%C3%A9rica%22&q=* Latin American Research Turtorials]''
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/es/Panam%C3%A1 Spanish version of Panama Wiki page]


==Panama Map==
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== Provinces ==
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Panama is divided into ten provinces and five indigenous regions.
<h3>Panama Research Tools</h3>
Links to articles and websites that assist in Panama research.
*[[Panama Record Finder|Record Finder]]
*[[Panama Archives and Libraries|Panama Archives and Libraries]]
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Panama.pdf Family History Library Research Outline, contains many out-of-date links]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/732]
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== Jurisdictions ==
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'''Provinces'''  
'''Provinces'''
*[[Bocas del Toro, Panama Genealogy|Bocas del Toro]]
*[[Bocas del Toro, Panama Genealogy|Bocas del Toro]]
*[[Chiriquí, Panama Genealogy|Chiriquí]]
*[[Chiriqui, Panama Genealogy|Chiriquí]]
*[[Coclé, Panama Genealogy|Coclé]]
*[[Cocle, Panama Genealogy|Coclé]]
*[[Colón, Panama Genealogy|Colón]]
*[[Colon, Panama Genealogy|Colón]]
*[[Darién, Panama Genealogy|Darién]]
*[[Darien, Panama Genealogy|Darién]]
*[[Herrera, Panama Genealogy|Herrera]]
*[[Herrera, Panama Genealogy|Herrera]]
*[[Los Santos, Panama Genealogy|Los Santos]]
*[[Los Santos, Panama Genealogy|Los Santos]]
*[[Panama, Panama Genealogy|Panama]]
*[[Panama, Panama Genealogy|Panama]]
*[[West Panama, Panama Genealogy|West Panama]]
*[[Panama Oeste, Panama Genealogy|Panama Oeste]]
*[[Veraguas, Panama Genealogy|Veraguas]]
*[[Veraguas, Panama Genealogy|Veraguas]]
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'''Indigenous Regions'''  
'''Provincial&nbsp;Territories'''  
*[[Emberá, Panama Genealogy|Emberá]], see also Darién Province
*Embera, see Darién Province
*[[Guna Yala, Panama Genealogy|Guna Yala]], see also Panama and Colón  
*Guna Yala, see Panamá and Colón  
*[[Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama Genealogy|Ngäbe-Buglé]], created in 1997 from parts of Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, and Veraguas
*Ngobe-Bugle, created in 1997 from parts of Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, and Veraguas
*[[Madugandí, Panama Genealogy|Madugandí]] (within Panama province)
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*[[Wargandí, Panama Genealogy|Wargandí]] (within Darién province)
'''Sub-Provincial Territories'''
*Madugandí (within Panamá province)
*Wargandí (within Darién province)
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==References==
==FamilySearch Resources==
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Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
[[Category:Panama]]
*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
[[es:Panamá - Genealogía]]
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927175?region=Panama Historical Records]
*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=Panama Family History Center locator map]
 
===Research Tutorials===
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=Getting%20Started&show=lessons&message=true '''Search page''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/410 '''Introduction to Hispanic Research''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/481 '''U.S. Hispanic Immigration''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/343 '''U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/507 '''Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/203 '''Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:''']
**Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
**Lesson 2: Words and Dates
**Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/582 '''Hispanic Online Resources''']
 
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=== References ===
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=== Other Languages  ===
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Guide to Panama ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records

Country Information[edit | edit source]

Panama is a country in Central America bordered by Costa Rica and Colombia. Panama is an isthmus that connects North and South America and is also considered a Caribbean nation. Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovered the Pacific ocean off the coast of Panama in 1513. Its strategic geographical location has made it a center of commerce and transportation since Spanish colonial times. After its independence from Spain in 1821, Panama became a department of Colombia until 1903 when the United States began building the Panama Canal and created the Panama Canal Zone, a major navigation hub. The official language is Spanish.[1]

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Panama Research

Links to articles on getting started with Panama research.


Panama Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Panama research.


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Panama Map[edit | edit source]

Bocas del ToroChiriquiNgabe-BugleVeraguasHerreraLos SantosColonCoclePanama OestePanamaMadugandiMadugandiWargandiEmbera WounaanEmbera WounaanPanama provinces map.png


Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Provinces

Provincial Territories

  • Embera, see Darién Province
  • Guna Yala, see Panamá and Colón
  • Ngobe-Bugle, created in 1997 from parts of Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, and Veraguas

Sub-Provincial Territories

  • Madugandí (within Panamá province)
  • Wargandí (within Darién province)

FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

Research Tutorials[edit | edit source]


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Panama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama, accessed 28 March 2016.

Other Languages[edit | edit source]

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