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Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Panama
Calidonia
Panama City, Panama
Website: Website

The National Archives of Panama contains court records, notary records for all provinces of Panama, a digital collection of all bills that have been passed since 1934 (bills passed between 1903-1934 are too fragile to digitize), land records, etc.

Records of the Panama Canal
Website
Guides to Federal Records
U.S. National Archives

These records are part of the United States National Archives Federal Records from 1848 to 1984.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

The National Library of Panama
Ernesto J. Castillero R. National Library
Omar Recreational Park
Avenida Belisario Porras "Vía Porras"
Corregimiento de San Francisco, City of Panama, Panama
Telephone: (507) 221 8360
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

Afro-Antillean Museum of Panama (Museo Afro-Antillano de Panama)
Calle 24 y Avenida Justo Arosemena
Calidonia
Panama City, Panama
Telephone: (507) 501-4130/501-4131
Email: info@samaap.org
Sociedad de Amigos del Museo Afroantillano de Panamá - Samaap

The popular Panama Interoceanic Canal Museum may showcase the history, politics and influence of French and American workers who helped construct the Panama Canal, but the Afro-Antillean Museum is the place for travelers who want to learn more about the impact the nation’s West Indian community had on developing the infrastructure that still keeps this Central America destination up and running.

Museum of Old Panama
Vía Cincuentenario
Lefevre Park
Panama City, Panama
Telephone: (507) 226-8915/226-9364/226-1757
Email: patronato@panamaviejo.org

The museum shows us the history and life of Panama from before the arrival of the Spaniards to colonize the Panamanian lands, until the destruction of it by piracy. In the photo we can see a model of how Panama was the old city back then.

Panama Canal Museum
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville, Panama
Telephone: (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545
Email: Special@uflib.ufl.edu
Website

The Panama Canal Museum Collection includes more than 16,500 objects --photographs, artwork, newspapers, books and ephemera -- that document the history of the United States in Panama.

Panama Canal Museum
Plaza de la Independencia
Calle 5a Este
San Felipe
Panama City, Panama
Telephone: (507) 211-1649/211-1650
Email: info@museodelcanal.com
Website

The Panama Canal Museum is located in a beautifully restored building that was once the office space of the French Canal Company, the U.S. Isthmian Canal Commission offices and then, in 1912, the main Post Office

Panama History Museum
Avenida 7 Central
Municipal Palace
San Felipe
Panama City, Panama
Telephone: (507) 501-4128/228--6231
Email: museodehistoria@inac.gob.pa

The collections that make up the Museum of History of Panama, are grouped following the accrual of the History of the country, generally established by the common of the national historians and officialized in the textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education as follows: 1st Colonial Period, from 1501 to 1821. 2nd Departmental Period, from 1821 to 1903. 3rd Republican Period, from 1903 to the present. Having chosen the facts and monuments that have had the greatest impact on the life of the country in order that the visitor can get an idea of the importance and the events summits of each historical period and the participation of the different human groups that make up the Panamanian nationality in them; including national and foreign ethnic minorities.

For a list of museums in Panama, go to List of museums in Panama in Wikipedia.

Records Office[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriage, and death certificates can be requested from overseas by sending a written request and payment ($9) to cover postage and handling.

Send request to:

Tribunal Electoral de Panama, Registro Civil

Apartado 0816-01504

Panama, Republica de Panama

Telephone: (507) 504-6253

The following information should be included (as much as possible):

Birth record - Complete name, date of birth, place of birth, name of parents and national ID (cedula)
Marriage record - Complete name of the bride and groom, date of marriage, place, and the national IDs of the bride and groom
Death record - Complete name of the deceased, place of death and general information about the person's birth

References[edit | edit source]

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 == Archives ==
-'''Central American Archives'''<br>Center for Research Libraries<br>6050 S. Kenwood Avenue<br>Chicago, IL 60637-2804<br>Telephone:  (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545<br>
+'''National Archives of Panama'''<br>Calidonia<br>Panama City, Panama<br>Website: [http://www.archivonacional.gob.pa/ Website]<br>
-Email: [mailto:mwilke@crl.edu mwilke@crl.edu]<br>Website: [https://www.crl.edu/news/crl-acquires-central-american-archives Central American Archives]<br>
-Website #2: [https://www.crl.edu/focus/article/8564 Central American Archives]
-:These archives encompass six million pages of original primary source documents (many of which are unique copies) spanning more than three centuries, from 1519 to 1898. They document Spanish rule in the New World from the founding of the city of Antigua, in Guatemala. The collection documents all aspects of commerce, politics, and development throughout El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Yucatan and Chiapas regions of Mexico. Central American Archives is a rich resource for Latin American, Central American, and Spanish studies.
-'''Center for Regional Research of Mesoamerica''' (CIRMA)<br>5a. Calle Oriente No. 5<br>La Antigua, Sacatepéquez<br>Guatemala<br>Telephone:  (502) 7931-0300<br>
-Email: [mailto:cirma@cirma.org.gt cirma@cirma.org.gt]<br>Website: [http://cirma.org.gt/glifos/index.php/Categor%C3%ADa:AH Historical Archive]<br>
-Website #2: [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Center_for_Mesoamerican_Research Center for Mesoamerican Research]<br>
-Website #3: [https://www.facebook.com/pg/cirma.guatemala/posts/ Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoamérica (CIRMA)]
-:The Historical Archive has as its main purpose to protect part of the country's historical memory through the rescue, organization, conservation and dissemination of documentary archives. The materials come from non-governmental institutions and private collections and are presented in different formats (paper, digital, microfilm, audio and video). These archives, some unique and others little known, enrich the national historical legacy and offer different points of view of Guatemalan society over time. Its collections, some of which are recognized as the nation's cultural heritage, date from the 16th century to the present, with an emphasis on the contemporary period starting in 1944. It currently houses 135 collections made up of more than eight million documents.
-'''National Archives of Panama'''<br>Calidonia<br>Panama City<br>Website: [https://epiac1216.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/the-national-archives-of-panama/ The National Archives of Panama]<br>
 :The National Archives of Panama contains court records, notary records for all provinces of Panama, a digital collection of all bills that have been passed since 1934 (bills passed between 1903-1934 are too fragile to digitize), land records, etc.
+----
-'''Records of the Panama Canal'''<br>Website: [https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/185.html Records of the Panama Canal]<br>
+'''Records of the Panama Canal'''<br>[https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/185.html Website]<br>
+Guides to Federal Records<br>
+U.S. National Archives
 :These records are part of the United States National Archives Federal Records from 1848 to 1984.
 == Libraries ==
-=== The National Library of Panama  ===
+'''The National Library of Panama'''<br>Ernesto J. Castillero R. National Library<br>Omar Recreational Park<br>Avenida Belisario Porras "Vía Porras"<br>Corregimiento de San Francisco, City of Panama, Panama<br>
+Telephone: (507) 221 8360<br>[http://www.binal.ac.pa/ Website]
-The National Library of Panama Web site provides an extensive online catalog. You can download digitized books,&nbsp;many of which are&nbsp;out of print. You can also access a national bibliographic database and panamananian biographies. Content is in Spanish.
+== Museums ==
+'''Afro-Antillean Museum of Panama''' (Museo Afro-Antillano de Panama)<br>Calle 24 y Avenida Justo Arosemena<br>Calidonia<br>Panama City, Panama<br>Telephone: (507) 501-4130/501-4131<br>
+Email: [mailto:info@samaap.org info@samaap.org]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/samaapanama/ Sociedad de Amigos del Museo Afroantillano de Panamá - Samaap]
+:The popular Panama Interoceanic Canal Museum may showcase the history, politics and influence of French and American workers who helped construct the Panama Canal, but the Afro-Antillean Museum is the place for travelers who want to learn more about the impact the nation’s West Indian community had on developing the infrastructure that still keeps this Central America destination up and running.
+----
+'''Museum of Old Panama'''<br>Vía Cincuentenario<br>Lefevre Park<br>Panama City, Panama<br>Telephone: (507) 226-8915/226-9364/226-1757<br>
+Email: [mailto:patronato@panamaviejo.org patronato@panamaviejo.org]
+:The museum shows us the history and life of Panama from before the arrival of the Spaniards to colonize the Panamanian lands, until the destruction of it by piracy. In the photo we can see a model of how Panama was the old city back then.
+----
+'''Panama Canal Museum'''<br>George A. Smathers Libraries<br>University of Florida<br>Gainesville, Panama<br>Telephone: (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545<br>
+Email: [mailto:Special@uflib.ufl.edu Special@uflib.ufl.edu]<br>[https://pcmc.uflib.ufl.edu/ Website]
+:The Panama Canal Museum Collection includes more than 16,500 objects --photographs, artwork, newspapers, books and ephemera -- that document the history of the United States in Panama.
+----
+'''Panama Canal Museum'''<br>Plaza de la Independencia<br>Calle 5a Este<br>San Felipe<br>Panama City, Panama<br>Telephone: (507) 211-1649/211-1650<br>
+Email: [mailto:info@museodelcanal.com info@museodelcanal.com]<br>[https://www.museodelcanal.com/visita/ Website]
+:The Panama Canal Museum is located in a beautifully restored building that was once the office space of the French Canal Company, the U.S. Isthmian Canal Commission offices and then, in 1912, the main Post Office
+----
+'''Panama History Museum'''<br>Avenida 7 Central<br>Municipal Palace<br>San Felipe<br>Panama City, Panama<br>Telephone: (507) 501-4128/228--6231<br>
+Email: [mailto:museodehistoria@inac.gob.pa museodehistoria@inac.gob.pa]<br>
+:The collections that make up the Museum of History of Panama, are grouped following the accrual of the History of the country, generally established by the common of the national historians and officialized in the textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education as follows: 1st Colonial Period, from 1501 to 1821. 2nd Departmental Period, from 1821 to 1903. 3rd Republican Period, from 1903 to the present. Having chosen the facts and monuments that have had the greatest impact on the life of the country in order that the visitor can get an idea of the importance and the events summits of each historical period and the participation of the different human groups that make up the Panamanian nationality in them; including national and foreign ethnic minorities.
-[http://www.binal.ac.pa/ http://www.binal.ac.pa/]
+For a list of museums in Panama, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Panama List of museums in Panama] in Wikipedia.
-=== Directory of Public Libraries  ===
+==Records Office==
+Birth, marriage, and death certificates can be requested from overseas by sending a '''written request''' and '''payment ($9) to cover postage and handling.'''
-List of public libraries in Panama.
+<br>
+<br>
-[http://www.binal.ac.pa/binal/bibliotecas/directorio-bp http://www.binal.ac.pa/binal/bibliotecas/directorio-bp]
+'''Send request to:'''<br>
+::[https://www.tribunal-electoral.gob.pa/direccion-nacional-del-registro-civil/ Tribunal Electoral de Panama, Registro Civil]<br>
-=== Panama Digital Library  ===
+::Apartado 0816-01504<br>
+::Panama, Republica de Panama<br>
-The Panama Digital Library is a digital collection of works about the live and culture of the country. The complete texts are available in PDF. The collection includes directories and books on history, literature, art, and science.
+<br>
+::Telephone: (507) 504-6253 <br>
-[http://binal.ac.pa/binal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99&catid=82 Digital Library]
-== Museums ==
-== Record Offices ==
+The following information should be included (as much as possible):<br>
+*Birth record - Complete name, date of birth, place of birth, name of parents and national ID (cedula)
+*Marriage record - Complete name of the bride and groom, date of marriage, place, and the national IDs of the bride and groom
+*Death record - Complete name of the deceased, place of death and general information about the person's birth
+==References==
 [[Category:Panama|Archives]][[Category:Panama Archives and Libraries]]