If you cannot get to NARA in person, Gopher Records is the next best thing! I have used them several times to request Civil War pension records and have not been disappointed. They set realistic delivery expectations, but even so I have received all requests quicker than promised, even one that had to be retrieved
I was so surprised when I received my records much earlier than expected. I highly recommend Gopher Records. Their customer service is excellent. After placing the order I received an email confirming the information requested and follow up email throughout the process. My expected delivery was 3-4 weeks, and maybe because the summer months are
I attended a genealogy conference this year and asked where the best place to request Civil War pension files from, the National Archives or FOLD3? I was told by the speaker to instead request them from gopherrecords because it would be faster and cheaper than ordering from the National Archives and I’d get the widow’s
Gopher Records performs an incredible service for me. Through their work, I have uncovered details that disproves an urban legend and provides factual information to finally solve the riddle. For the last 100 years, the “last shot of the Civil War east of the Mississippi” has been centered on a Federal Regiment I am researching.
I initially submitted the request for a person with the same name as my GG Grandfather. After humbly apologizing, and submitting the correct information, Bob came through with great documents. It was through a personal referral that I discovered Gopher Records. I will happily pass this site on to others!
Gopher Records is a brilliant service. Their team works very quickly and is very good value for money! They can also provide tips, analysis, or suggestions, which is especially welcome for those who are newer to or less experienced in research. Overall, I would highly recommend Gopher to Civil War researchers.
I always wanted to order civil war pension files to complete research on some of my projects. Going to DC was not an option, the timeframe that the official site offered was months, and other options were just beyond reason. In one of my research groups, kept hearing people talk about how they were getting
I recently ordered three Civil War pension files from Gopherrecords and was very pleased with the experience. For the first file, they informed me that a website had already digitized it and sent me a link to the file for no charge. For the next two files they retrieved, uploaded, and shared the record with
Tyr pension record only took a week for me to get. The quality and readability of the records was excellent. This service was excellent and professional. I would definitely recommend Gopher.
I just wanted to say that Gopher Records did a fantastic job getting the records for my second great grandfather’s Civil War invalid pension, and blasted thru a brick wall that I had no idea how to deal with. Bob V made this also easy and stayed in touch the whole way. He even removed