I have used Gopher Records multiple times and have been extremely satisfied each time. Gopher Records has been thorough and prompt in retrieving the contents of pension folders for my ancestors. As an added bonus, Gopher Records charges less than the National Archives for the same records Finally, I find Gopher Records to be very
I’ve used Gopher Records multiple times for Civil War pension records. Invaluable archive of information often with information written by the veteran himself and those that knew him. All at an incredible price. Highly recommended.
The folks at gopher records recovered the pension application submitted by Shiloh Basford’s parents. Their application tells a story of Shiloh’s life and the life is his parents in Bath County, Kentucky. What I like about gopher records is how personable they are. I appreciate that I can go back again and again to retrieve
I had heard that Gopher Records was the way to go for obtaining records but had waited because I was not yet ready to invest in the records. Finally, I decided to place an order and was shocked at the level of personal service that is given, and on top of that, the turn around
I requested Civil War records, and Gopher made the process so much easier than wading through the NARA request process. The turnaround time can’t be beat (nor can the pricing). Thank you Gopher!
Quick and valuable. Added info on a GGF’s life and situation.
Bob and his team are extremely friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Every transaction I have with Gopher Records has been a pleasure. They are extremely quick to fulfill orders, and the quality of the work is unmatched. Scans are excellent quality and easy to download, and great care is taken to ensure that the digital copy
Being computer illiterate, I thought that all I had received was 4 records for my 3X great grandfather, 3 of which I had already found on my own. I was so disappointed! A couple of days later, I looked at the files sent to me, and discovered there was one I hadn’t looked at yet.
When I realized, near the end of a third draft of my book, that I hadn’t gone down a particular rabbit hole and needed to in a hurry, Bob and Gopher Records were an amazing help. He scanned the file at the National Archives for me faster than I even hoped and in doing so
I am very happy with the service I received through Gopher. When I used the official NARA retrieval service previously, it took 19 months to get a pension file I’d requested. However, when I used Gopher I received my requested files in about a week. The images were clear and the process was very easy.