I appreciate the service very much and found Gopher Records to be very helpful in my last successful request. To pursue receiving the records required submission of a FOIA request. They told me that it may take a while and might not be successful, but just the fact they knew what steps were needed and diligently followed up was so beneficial. Happily in my situation, the request worked and I was able to get a copy of the pension record! I highly recommend Gopher Records. They work with you through every step, keeping you [...]

I ordered the service record of my 3rd great grandfather and I was very pleased with the results. I was pleasantly surprised when I received the service record only a few days after ordering them! I will definitely be ordering more records in the future!

I ordered my 2nd grand uncle's pension file on August 2nd. I received the file on Aug 15th. Amazing, considering Gopher Records had to get special permission to pull the file as my 2nd grand uncle's file - Harlow, as it was combined with another soldier's file. My goal was to learn more about my paternal side, brick wall at my 3rd great grandfather, father to my 2nd grand grandfather (James) & his brother (Harlow) who served. I received 451 pages of documents, testimonies and statements. Took me a while to learn how [...]

Great service. Had never heard of Gopher until a couple weeks ago - saw it mentioned on Reddit. Super quick turnaround, and dirt cheap pricing. There's pretty much no reason to get these records from NARA directly if you know about Gopher.

Gopher Records obtained all the available records at NARA that I had requested, digitized them and made them available to me in a very efficient manner. Their pricing was reasonable too. I was very pleased with their service. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again should the need arise.

Incredibly fast turnaround, less expensive than going directly to NARA, personalized (friendly, courteous and amazing) service. I should have been using Gopher long ago. I got a Civil War file about 2 years ago directly from NARA that took months. nothing against them--they are overwhelmed. It included two photos of marginal quality. People on Facebook were singing the praises of Gopher so I thought, I'll reorder the file and see if they can get better copies of those photos. WOW. Not only yes, but Bob realized they were photostat copies of tintypes, and talked to a supervisor about finding the [...]

My sister-in-law sent me the link for Gopher Records to obtain land Grant & war of 1812 pension records. After ordering I was told it would be about 3 weeks before I would receive them, which was fine by me. Imagine my surprise when I got them about 3 days later! I was hoping that they would contain his application for the land grant but it was no longer in his folder. Although it was a disappointment, it was no fault of Gopher Records. The archives didn’t have it. However, I am pleased [...]

My interaction with Gopher Records have been nothing short of remarkable. Upon confirming what records were available to me and placing my order, expectations were immediately set by Mr. Velke. At every point in the discovery process I was notified of the status. I was made aware of the quality of the documents being copied and any discrepancies in names or titles. Most importantly, I received my order in lightning speed. Gopher Records is a meritorious, professional, and reliable business and I look forward to working with Mr. Velke in the future.

I'm delighted with the service received from Gopher Records. I've used NARA's online order system and waited 4-6 months to receive the files requested. I submitted an order with Gopher Records and had the file in my email in less than a month. I was also able to correspond with service about my request in advance to determine the best records to order. The customer service along with the price discount can't be beat. I'll be using Gopher Records for all of my NARA record requests going forward!

Gopher Records makes getting a copy of an ancestor's military records quick and easy. I found their service very affordable and highly recommended them.