I found 4 unknown volumes of civil war records for a western NC regiment at NARA. NARA informed me they did not copy the records, and my traveling there to review them wasn’t feasible. I contacted Gopher Records to see what options I had. They copied Volume I for me, all 212 pages. The quality
I was frustrated with finding a 1812 pension record for one of my ancestors. I had his service record but not the pension. I thought I had checked every possible spelling of his last name. GOPHER found the record I needed in a short time. I will use this service again as I research my
I ordered Civil War service and pension records from Gopher Records. The service was excellent, both professional and quick. The records I receive were excellent scans of the records in the file. One of the files contained an affidavit from an individual who identified the soldier as his uncle. This helped me confirm an unknown/unverified
Gopher Records was able to find my great-great-grandmother’s rejected widow’s pension application which has long been part of our family lore. It was amazing to read affidavits from various family members and see first hand accounts of events that were passed down over the years as stories. Gopher was able to provide a quick turnaround,
Professional and quick service.
I have been thrilled with the service from GopherRecords! When I first looked at ordering pension records I looked at the National Archives first and it seemed very daunting as well as very expensive! The process through GopherRecords is so easy to use and you don’t get charged unless they find the file you are
Very pleased with Gopher. I saw an ad for Gopher and thought to try them out. A few weeks after my order, I got high-quality scans back. Faster turnaround and lower price than ordering through the National Archives.
I first learned about Gopher Records through Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter. For years I had wanted to visit NARA myself and get copies of my ancestors’ pension files. But years went by and I never got there. When I read about Gopher Records, I decided this was my chance. So far I have ordered
I got the records for 2 of the 3 ancestors I requested records for within 10 days! (May have been less, I didn’t keep track of time) That compared to the MONTHS I waited when I ordered from another company. I had some questions and Bob CALLED me on the phone, personally, to walk me
Thanks to Bob & Gopher Records, we were able to put to rest a long-standing debate over how old a particular soldier was in our cemetery. Written on the man’s discharge papers was a note from his commanding officer that the man was now 52 years old but at the time of enlistment was listed
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