Canal Zone Vital Statistics
Effective October 19, 1999
To obtain records and information of the former Panama Canal Zone
| Birth and Death Records | For birth and death (B/D) records, include the following in
your request: Date, purpose of request, name at B/D, date of B/D, city and country of birth, signature of subject or guardian, address and telephone. For birth records, also include: Father's name, date and place (city or state and country) of birth, mother's name date and place (city or state and country) of birth, and any US Passport information. Fee: $20.00 first copy and $10.00 each additional. |
Passport Vital Records Section 1111 19th Street NW, Suite 510 Washington, D.C. 20522-1705 Tel: (202) 955-0307 |
| Medical Records | Outpatient and Inpatient medical records up to 1982 | Federal Records Center (NARA) 1557 St. Joseph Avenue East Point, GA 30344 |
| Outpatient and Inpatient medical records after 1982. Request under the Freedom of Information Act. | National Personnel Records Center 9700 Page Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63132 |
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| School Transcripts | All Canal Zone High School Transcripts | Educational Testing Service - Dante's Program P.O. Box 6650 Princeton, NJ 08541-6605 Tel: (609) 720-6740 |
| Panama Canal College | Fort Benning Schools DoDEA Records Center 201 Custer Road, Bldg. 2670 Fort Benning, GA 31905 |
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| Canal Zone Court Records | All Canal Zone Court records are kept by the National Archives and Records Administration | National Archives and Records Administration Contact: Mr. Tom Cotter Tel: (310) 713-7110, ext 252 |
| Marriage Records | All marriage records are kept by the National Archives and Records Administration. Cost of $20.00 and include Accession Number NN3-185-98-009 | Civilian Records (NWCTC) Textual Archives Services Division 8601 Adelphi Road National Archives College Park, MD 20740-6001 |
| Bruce C. Ruiz March 14, 2000 |