I reached out with an inquiry regarding records outside the typical scope, and my request was met with courtesy, willingness, and a reasonable price quote. I am extremely pleased with the timely response and beautiful images of a US Naval Deck Log from the 1920s. I've just had the large file printed in two bound volumes -- this will be the best Christmas gift my elderly father has ever received. Thanks, Bob!

I was able to obtain records for two of my Civil War relatives. The records were complete, the service was very quick (especially compared to other services I have used), and the price was quite reasonable. I highly recommend Gopher Records.

Very prompt service, excellent scan quality. Would definitely recommend.

If you need Civil War Records quick for a project, This is the place you want to go. I used to do this kind of thing but I'm 71 and dont have the time or money for the Archives anymore. I used to get the military and pension records, Courts Martial records and other things from someone that lived in the National Archives area but his Military career took him elsewhere. Another friend recommended this fellow and I've used his services more than once. I highly recommend this site.

I had been hearing about Gopher Records for awhile now and the wonderful results they were getting. Finally several weeks I decided to place an order myself with them. 1st I want to say is that you are not asked to pay until the records are found. I was quite impressed with that. I have a subscription to Fold3 and one grandfather they found a little more, but not a whole lot…..but I was shocked at the size of my 2nd grandfather’s file. For example in his pension file it had all of his handwritten letters thru out the [...]

I discovered Bob Voelke from a page on the National Archives website who was available for hire as a researcher (https://www.archives.gov/research/hire-help/locations?facility=washington-dc). I sent him an e-mail inquiry and he responded quickly. Once I ordered my requested record, I received it in short order.

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I've recently ordered two Civil War or later pension files from NARA through Gopher. Very quick service, great customer contact emails, extremely low price. The scans were high quality and complete. I'd highly recommend them even if you live near DC, you'll spend more time getting to NARA, waiting for records to be pulled, going through the files. Just use Gopher!

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