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== Archives ==
== Archives ==


'''National Archives of Panama'''<br>Calidonia<br>Panama City<br>Website: [http://www.archivonacional.gob.pa/ Archivo Nacional de Panamá]<br>  
'''National Archives of Panama'''<br>Calidonia<br>Panama City, Panama<br>Website: [http://www.archivonacional.gob.pa/ Website]<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.
: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.
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'''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.
:These records are part of the United States National Archives Federal Records from 1848 to 1984.
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'''Central American Archives'''<br>4th Avenue, 7th and 8th Streets, Zone 1<br>Guatemala City, Guatemala
:This [https://aprende-guatemala-com.translate.goog/cultura-guatemalteca/general/historia-del-archivo-general-de-centroamerica-que-se-encuentra-en-guatemala/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc History of the General Archive of Central America located in Guatemala] gives more detail on the types of records held.
:[https://www.crl.edu/news/crl-acquires-central-american-archives CRL (Center for Research Libraries) Acquires Central American Archives]
::[http://rosspub.com/findaid.php Finding Aid]
::[https://catalog.crl.edu/Search/Results?type=AllFields&lookfor=Costa%20Rica&redirect_src_path=/search/Y&SEARCH=Costa%20Rica&searchscope=1 Costa Rica Catalogue Search]
::[https://catalog.crl.edu/Content/access Accessing the CRL Collections] Information on borrowing records
:"The Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives) 1544-1821, in Guatemala, is the most comprehensive collection found anywhere in the world of historical records spanning the period of Spanish rule in the Americas. The holdings of the Archivo include myriad types of documents covering a host of cultural, legislative, judicial, fiscal, economic, religious, military, agricultural and commercial matters pertaining to the Kingdom of Guatemala, an area which, from the time of the Conquest in 1544 through 1821, embraced modern-day Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Mexican State of Chiapas."<ref>"Archivo General de Centro America, 1544-1821. Guatemala." at Center for Research Libraries. https://catalog.crl.edu/Record/ab5229b5-a49e-5e58-8fad-e16946ba2a03, accessed 18 October 2022. CRL purchased  microfilms of the complete set of the Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives, or CAA)</ref>


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==


'''Benito Juarez Municipal Library'''<br>4th Street next to the Mariana Vásquez Nursery<br>Mayor Diaz<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 268-0428<br>
'''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>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
Telephone: (507) 221 8360<br>[http://www.binal.ac.pa/ Website]
 
'''Boquete Library'''<br>Ave. Belisario Porras<br>Bajo Boquete<br>Telephone: (507) 720-2879<br>Email: [mailto:admin@biblioboquete.com admin@biblioboquete.com]<br>
Website: [https://www.biblioboquete.com/ Boquete Library]<br>Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/BibliotecadeBoquete/ Biblioteca de Boquete]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.whereinpanama.com/biblioteca-de-boquete/ Biblioteca de Boquete Library]
 
'''Fernando Guardia Library'''<br>Hector Conte Bermudez<br>Penonome<br>Coclé<br>Telephone: (507) 997-8628<br>Email: [mailto:bpublica11@gmail.com bpublica11@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/penonomelector/ Biblioteca Pública Fernando Guardia]
 
'''Hortencio de Icaza Library'''<br>La Chorrera<br>Telephone: (507) 253-2405<br>Email: [mailto:aalmanza07@gmail.com aalmanza07@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.paginasamarillasdepanama.com/index.php/es/ads/563a7628a3d44/Bibliotecas-en-Panam%C3%A1/BIBLIOTECA-P%C3%9ABLICA-HORTENSIO-DE-ICAZA Public Library Hortensio de Icaza]<br>Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Biblioteca-Hortencio-Icasa/1487020111514168 Biblioteca Hortencio Icasa]
 
'''IBCP Library''' (Chinese Baptist Church of Panama)<br>Mall Piso 1 Local 36<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 385-1646/236-0186<br>
Email: [mailto:biblioteca.ibcp@gmail.com biblioteca.ibcp@gmail.com]<br>Email #2: [mailto:jovenibcp@gmail.com jovenibcp@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/biblioteca.ibcp/ Biblioteca IBCP]
 
'''Ismael Villar Municipal Library'''<br>Community of San Miguel<br>San Martín<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 296-0810<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Jose M.Pinilla Library'''<br>Calle 50 and Vía Porras<br>San Francisco<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 226-5138<br>
Website: [https://placesmap.net/PA/Biblioteca-Jose-M-Pinilla-3852722/ Jose M.Pinilla Library]
 
'''Justo Arosemena Municipal Library'''<br>Calle 16, one block from the parking lots of Machetazo de La Centra<br>Santa Anan<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5840<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Manuel Jose Hurtado Municipal Library'''<br>Calle 14, inside the Manuel José Hurtado School<br>El Chorrillo<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5848<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Miguel Ordonez Municipal Library'''<br>Behind the Gym Gringo de la Guardia<br>Lefevre Park<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5884<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Mons. Marcos Gregorio McGrath Library''' (USMA (Santa Maria La Antigua University))<br>Ave. Ricardo J. Alfaro<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 230-8200/230-8361<br>
Email: [mailto:dci@usma.ac.pa dci@usma.ac.pa]<br>Website: [https://www.facebook.com/USMApanama/posts/10153518923061431 Mons. Marcos Gregorio McGrath Library]<br>
Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/USMApanama/ USMA (Santa Maria La Antigua University)]<br>Website #3: [https://usma.ac.pa/servicios/ USMA (Santa Maria La Antigua University)]
 
'''Municipal Library 20-30'''<br>Community Board Building<br>Pueblo Nuevo<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5872<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Demetrio Korsi'''<br>Juan Ramón Poll Building<br>Calidonia<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5858<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Eusebio Morales'''<br>Inside the Juan B. Sosa School, Panama Viejo<br>Lefevre Park<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5883<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Felipe O. Perez'''<br>Calle 14, within the United States School<br>San Felipe<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-9600<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Joaquina H. Torrijos'''<br>Calle 142 Eeste<br>Community Board Building<br>Río Abajo<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5880<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library José Gabriel Duque'''<br>Next to the Central Park of Pacora<br>Pacora<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 296-0362<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library José Maria Sanchez'''<br>8th Street<br>Río Abajo<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 221-2264<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library José Pablo Paredes'''<br>In  front of the Fe y Alegría School<br>Curundú<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5862<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Nicole Garay'''<br>Mastellari Building<br>El Chorrillo<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5926<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Norberto Navarro'''<br>Community Board Building<br>Av. José María Torrijos<br>Pedregal<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 266-4247<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Republica de Chile'''<br>Inside the Republic of Chile School<br>Calidonia<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5860<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Ricardo J. Alfaro'''<br>Inside the Ricardo J. Alfaro School<br>Tocumen<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 295-0071<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Rosa Maria J. Del Castillo'''<br>Main route La Mesa<br>San Martín<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 296-1969<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Municipal Library Villa Grecia'''<br>Villa Grecia, Sector 3<br>The Summits<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 320-0779<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Narciso Garay Municipal Library'''<br>Community Board Building<br>Betania<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 261-6915<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''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<br>
Telephone: (507) 221 8360<br>Website: [http://www.binal.ac.pa/ Biblioteca Nacional]<br>Website #2: [https://travel.sygic.com/en/poi/national-library-of-panama-poi:27692 National Library of Panama]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/44269/Biblioteca-Nacional-de-Panam%C3%A1-National-Library-of-Panama National Library of Panama]
 
'''New Curundú Municipal Library'''<br>Next to the Community Board, the roundabout<br>Curundú<br>Panama City<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Omar Torrijos Herrera Library'''<br>Calle N<br>San Miguelito<br>
Website: [http://bipoth.blogspot.com/2009/03/la-biblioteca.html Omar Torrijos Herrera Library]<br>Website #2: [http://bipoth.blogspot.com/ Omar Torrijos Herrera Library]
 
'''Pedro J. Sosa Municipal Library'''<br>Inside the Pedro J. Sosa School<br>Calidonia<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 506-5859<br>
Website: [https://atencion.mupa.gob.pa/biblionets/ Municipal Libraries]
 
'''Roberto F. Chiari Library'''<br>Building 704<br>Av Balboa<br>Ascanio Arosemena Training Center<br>Panama Canal<br>Telephone: (507) 272-8921<br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Education/Biblioteca-Roberto-F-chiari-411883475594738/ Roberto F. Chiari Library]<br>
Website #2: [https://impresa.prensa.com/vivir/Canal-recupera-guarda-historia_0_5244975486.html Roberto F. Chiari Library]<br>
Website #3: [https://placesmap.net/PA/Biblioteca-Roberto-F-Chiari-35792/ Roberto F. Chiari Library]<br>
Website #4: [https://www.pancanal.com/esp/pr/press-releases/2005/03/02/pr326.html Roberto F. Chiari Library]
 
'''Simon Bolivar Library'''<br>Av Octavio Méndez Pereira<br>Panama<br>Telephone: (507) 523 5360<br>Email: [mailto:newsup@gmail.com newsup@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.buscayllama.com/item/biblioteca-simon-bolivar/ Simon Bolivar Library]<br>Website #2: [http://www.sibiup.up.ac.pa/ System of Libraries of the University of Panama]


== Museums ==
== 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>
'''Afro-Antillean Museum of Panama''' (Museo Afro-Antillano de Panama)<br>Calle 24 y Avenida Justo Arosemena<br>Calidonia<br>Panama City<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]
Email: [mailto:info@samaap.org info@samaap.org]<br>Website: [https://www.viator.com/Panama-City-attractions/Afro-Antillean-Museum-Museo-Afro-Antillano-de-Panama/d950-a24276 Afro-Antillean Museum]<br>Website #2: [http://www.inac.gob.pa/museos/101-museo-afro-antillano-de-panama Afro-Antillean Museum of Panama]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.inspirock.com/panama/panama-city/afro-antillian-museum-museo-afro-antillano-de-panama-a1102748353 Afro-Antillian Museum]<br>
Website #4: [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.
: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.
 
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'''Museum of Old Panama'''<br>Vía Cincuentenario<br>Lefevre Park<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 226-8915/226-9364/226-1757<br>
'''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]<br>Email #2: [mailto:info@panamaviejo.org info@panamaviejo.org]<br>
Email: [mailto:patronato@panamaviejo.org patronato@panamaviejo.org]
Email #3: [mailto:info@patronatopanamaviejo.org info@patronatopanamaviejo.org]<br>Website: [http://mypanamalive.com/museo-de-panama-viejo/ Museum of Old Panama]<br>
Website #2: [https://impresa.prensa.com/vivir/Museo-Panama-Viejo-abre-puertas_0_4823517652.html Museum of Old Panama]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.facebook.com/sitioarqueologicopanamaviejo/ Sitio Arqueológico Panamá Viejo]<br>
Website #4: [https://www.facebook.com/pg/Conjunto-Monumental-Hist%C3%B3rico-Panam%C3%A1-Viejo-1649999818557910/about/?ref=page_internal Conjunto Monumental Histórico Panamá Viejo]
 
: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.
: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.
 
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'''Panama Canal Museum'''<br>George A. Smathers Libraries<br>University of Florida<br>Gainesville<br>Telephone: (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545<br>
'''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>Website: [https://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/pcm/Research/records.aspx Canal Zone Records]
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.
: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.
 
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'''Panama Canal Museum'''<br>Plaza de la Independencia<br>Calle 5a Este<br>San Felipe<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 211-1649/211-1650<br>
'''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>Website: [http://museodelcanal.com/ Museum of the Interoceanic Canal of Panama]<br>
Email: [mailto:info@museodelcanal.com info@museodelcanal.com]<br>[https://www.museodelcanal.com/visita/ Website]
Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/MuseodelCanal Museo del Canal]<br>Website #3: [http://cascoviejo.com/canal-museum/ Canal Museum]
: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
 
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: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. It is full of artifacts and information.  The Interoceanic Canal Museum of Panama is a permanent, non-profit institution, at the service of society and its development, open to the public; that acquires, preserves, investigates, interprets, disseminates and exposes the testimonies of the history of Panama and its Canal, for education, knowledge and the delight of the public that visits it.
'''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>
'''Panama History Museum'''<br>Avenida 7 Central<br>Municipal Palace<br>San Felipe<br>Panama City<br>Telephone: (507) 501-4128/228--6231<br>
Email: [mailto:museodehistoria@inac.gob.pa museodehistoria@inac.gob.pa]<br>Website: [http://www.inac.gob.pa/museos/99-museo-de-historia Museum of History]<br>
Website #2: [https://www.panamaparaninos.com/paseos/museos/museo-de-historia-de-panama History Museum of Panama]<br>
Website #3: [https://quecultura.gob.pa/espacios-culturales/museos/museo-de-historia-de-panam%C3%A1 History Museum of Panama]
 
: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.
: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.


'''Royal Customs House of Portobelo'''<br>Calle Genea<br>Portobelo, Colón<br>
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.
Website: [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/panama/portobelo/attractions/real-aduana-de-portobelo/a/poi-sig/481886/358526 Real Aduana de Portobelo]<br>
Website #2: [http://www.panama-museums.com/en/aduana.aspx Portobelo Royal Customs House Museum]


:Under renovation at the time of research, the handsome, two-story Royal Customs House of Portobelo was originally built in 1638 to serve as the contaduría (counting house) for the king’s gold. Now the two main rooms house permanent exhibitions, including replicas of Spanish-colonial rifles, sketches of Portobelo’s forts, 20th-century black-and-white photos of the town and a few dozen rusty cannonballs.
==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.'''
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'''Send request to:'''<br>
::[https://www.tribunal-electoral.gob.pa/direccion-nacional-del-registro-civil/ Tribunal Electoral de Panama, Registro Civil]<br>
::Apartado 0816-01504<br>
::Panama, Republica de Panama<br>
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::Telephone: (507) 504-6253 <br>


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.
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]]
[[Category:Panama|Archives]][[Category:Panama Archives and Libraries]]

Latest revision as of 20:01, 20 March 2024


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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

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