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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.

Step 1. In column 1 select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?

Step 2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the FamilySearch Catalog. Some records are not at the library.

Step 3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful. Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

1. If You Need	2. Look First In	3. Then Search
Age	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Church Records
Birth date	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Church Records
Birthplace	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Church Records
Boundaries and origins	Panama Maps	Panama Gazetteers, Panama History
Customs	Panama History, Panama Minorities	Panama Social Life and Customs
Country of foreign birth	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Emigration and Immigration
Death information	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Church Records
Divorce	Panama Court Records	Panama Civil Registration
Emigration information	Panama Emigration and Immigration	Panama Naturalization and Citizenship
Ethnic background	Panama Church Records	Panama Emigration and Immigration
Historical background	Panama History	Panama Gazetteers, Panama Periodicals
Immigration date	Panama Emigration and Immigration	Panama Naturalization and Citizenship
Living relatives	Panama Directories
Maiden name	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Church Records
Marriage information	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Church Records
Naming customs	Panama History	Panama Social Life and Customs
Naturalization	Panama Court Records	Panama Naturalization and Citizenship
Occupations	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Census
Parents	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Church Records
Physical description	Panama Military Records	Panama Emigration and Immigration
Place-finding aids	Panama Gazetteers	Panama Maps
Places of residence	Panama Civil Registration	Panama Church Records, Panama Biography, Panama Census
Previous research	Panama Genealogy, Panama Biography	Panama Periodicals
Religion	Panama Church Records	Panama Census
Social activities	Panama Social Life and Customs	Panama History