I was so pleased with the speed of the record retrieval from Gopher Records, and they are helpful with answers to questions about the records. The Civil War pension record I asked for had details about the ancestor's marriage which I could not find anywhere else. A good break in a genealogy brick wall!

This is an incredible service. Fast response! Complete records!

After waiting 2 1/2 years for any response from the National Archives I found out about Gopher Records as a means to attain these records. In only 5 days I had the medical, enlistment and pension records for my great great grandfather. Amazing. I belong to a DNA group at my local genealogy library and at our monthly meeting I told everyone about the great service I received from Gopher and highly recommended that if anyone needed any of this type of records to be sure to contact them. I am highly satisfied.

I sent a request not expecting much. Bob replied quickly with what was available and once I ordered I had it within a week! Now I’m looking for anything else he can get for me as he delivers quickly at a reasonable price.

The information provided was fast thorough and well worth cost I will not hesitate to use or recommend the service to others!

I've been ordering information from NARA for decades. I'm used to waiting for months to find out whether they have anything beyond an index card, and then getting faded images that are next to impossible to read. I get it -- the clerks are just doing a job. They don't understand the passionate curiosity I have for the contents of those old records. And at least I didn't have to travel cross-country to the Archive, myself. It was only a few weeks after I filed my most recent request that I learned about GopherRecords. [...]

I was surprised by the speed of the response. The records are more detailed and complete than I expected. I had an excellent experience with Gopher Records and the site will be my go-to for accessing additional documents about CW veterans.

I was impressed with the quick turnaround (just over a week) and the clear quality of the documents provided. In my case, I was sorting out two couples in TN with the same names (well, Eliza for one and Elizabeth for the other, but possibly same woman) and one of the men had a Civil War pension file. I was getting excited, seeing their marriage record, her maiden name, etc., until I got to the page that said "no children born of this marriage" which let me know this was the wrong couple. But, it was [...]

I was so happy to here about your service. I am new to Virginia and wasn't looking forward to driving to College Park. Beside being happy, I was very pleased with how quickly you found my records.. The records were readable and provided me with the information I needed. Also, Gogher Records explained that some of my requests were state related and not federal, which was another clue for me. Thank you for your service. Sincerely, Marijane Meckling

I only recently learned about gopherrecords.com. I was glad to find out I could request a search for War of 1812 records for one of my elusive brick wall ancestors and within about a week I had gotten the records back. The quality of the images was high and the digital delivery was easy. I will certainly use this site again if I need future American archived military records for genealogy research.