After reading reviews on social media genealogy sites, I ordered from Gopher Records for myself. The reviews I read did not lie. Bob was professional and courteous in his email. I was super impressed with the speed the records were researched and then shared with me. Great digital copies of the records to read. Because of the work Bob did, I was able to confirm some family legends and have more information about my Civil War veteran ancestors. I'm already trying to figure out which Civil War ancestor's pension record I want to order next from Gopher Records!

I was shocked how quickly my ancestor’s Civil War pension file was retrieved and sent! 82 pages full of history about my ancestor that was filing (the father of a soldier). Affidavits from friends and family, his own accounting of his life, and then the sad fact that he was ultimately denied. I am going through all my family files to pull out names of others who I want to get records for, and will definitely be using Gopher Records to access them! Thank you!

Fast and reasonably priced. Will definitely use them again.

I had contacted Gopher Records quite some time ago, but until recently had not actually used the service. Everything was outstanding. The fee charged, the perfection and completion of the digital images furnished to me and the prompt attention ot my order were beyond my expectations.

First, let me say that I’m very savvy with finding and researching soldiers, and rarely do I hit a wall. But I did this time, and then heard about Gopher Records. Not only did Bob come through with a treasure trove of information that simply didn’t exist anywhere outside of NARA… but he didn’t give up despite being told multiple times while pursuing the records that they had been moved/didn’t exist. I had accepted that I might not find what I was looking for, but Bob’s persistence paid off and he found a collection of records [...]

I can not rate Gopher Records highly enough! They deserve 10 stars! I had previously hired another company to get historical military records for me. I had pre-paid. After several months, I never got anything in return and communication was very delayed or non-existent. I got a refund on my money through my credit card and never heard anything further from that company. I then found out about Gopher Records. It has been a complete pleasure working with Bob Velke. He let me know what the plan was, sent me information as he got it and then sent me the final [...]

I appreciate your service greatly! I requested the Civil War Pension records for my great-great grandfather. I immediately received a response with a confirmation that the order had been received. I then received the records within two weeks! The images were clear and crisp. Your fees are extremely reasonable for the service that you provide. I will definitely be using your company multiple times in the near future. Thank you so much!

This was my second order from Gopher Records - and I am even more satisfied with this order than my first. I first ordered the free records assessment, as I am not very experienced in researching military records. After receiving the information from that, I decided to order the Civil War Soldier's Bundle, which included the soldier's service file, pension file, and carded medical records. This was money well-spent! The pension file included letters written by the soldier as well as testimony given by my 3rd great-grandparents - and even included my 3rd great-grandfather's signature. [...]

I've ordered from the National Archives many times. Saw the ad for Gopher Records on facebook and decided to give them a try. A great decision. Very quick turn around, great communication, and great full color high quality scans. I will definitely use Gopher Records again.

I requested two Ciivil War pension files from Gopher.They gave me an estimated date for when I would receive the files. In the meantime, Gopher sent me a link to where I could download the service records. The two pension records came 10 days after I ordered them - almost two weeks earlier than promised! The files were a goldmine of information. I highly recommend Gopher. Bob Velke kept me informed every step of the way. Both files were large and were culled from different sources. The files were organized and complete, and easy to [...]