I learned about Gopher Records through the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Having had a bad experience with another service, I was reluctant to try them. I am sure glad I did. They delivered all that they promised in an unbelievably short time and at a price that was far below any other service or the National Archives. I belong to several Facebook groups dedicated to the Civil War and put the word out. I have since heard from two people from my Facebook postings thanking me for telling them about Gopher Records because they were [...]

Gopherrecords was recommended by a few people on 'Find My Civil War Soldier'. I was amazed at all the documents they found for my GG Grandfather and his brother. And so fast! The whole process was very easy. I now know some of the places he was during the war and how he was injured. Many details from the pension applications and all the paperwork that that involved gave me a better picture of my ancestors. It helped validate birthdates, parents names, place of birth etc. Well worth the money. And [...]

I give your service the highest score possible !! Thank You Bob Velke for your kindness . And the speedy service.I am completely satisfied ,.. My fourth great grandfather’s pension records , solved a family mystery .. He was indeed captured at Cumberland gap on September 17 and sent to prison . Thank you.again BobVelke !

Bob's personal care, professionalism, turn around time, and highly knowledgeable advice far exceeded my expectations on every level. For several weeks I kicked around the idea of taking a chance on a request. In all honesty, but for no good reason, I was not optimistic that my investment with Gopher Records.com would amount to anything of sustenance. I had made records requests before with state and federal agencies, waiting months only to receive nothing or next to nothing with the two line note informing me that my investment was for the search not for results or further [...]

Gopher Records gets records fast! High-quality images and an easy system to use.

I have submitted two orders to Bob myself, and I submitted one while working with a friend on her genealogy. Bob's prices cannot be beat, and the images I received were good quality and were delivered within a few weeks of my submitting the order. One of my orders was one of the few War of 1812 pension files that have not been digitized for free viewing on Fold3. When I submitted the order, the file had been removed from the stacks at the NARA because it was set to be digitized, and it was not available for researchers. [...]

Love, love, love Gopher Records! Service is just as described and even BETTER! Used to be I would wait months and months for Civil War and Revolutionary War records when I ordered them from the National Archives. No more with Gopher Records! In one case I waited for one record from Gopher less than a week! I ordered an entire Civil War pension record also from Gopher and it was over 100 pages and I paid much less than I would ordering through the National Archives and it came lightning fast! I am [...]

This was an order related to my 1st order, concerning the father of those (5) brothers. The overall quality of the service and product from Gopher Records went far beyond my expectation! In comparison to a different Pension & CMSR order that I placed with NARA 1-1/2 yrs. previously, the results with Gopher Records: my 2 orders were easier to place, the order charges were much more reasonable, the communication was more cordial, the time from order to download was unbelievably quick, and the PDF images were more clean and aligned more straight than the NARA order. I [...]

Easy to navigate site with alot of information. Placed my order and received downloadable documents in about 2 weeks. I won't even guess how long it would've taken with NARA, but definitely a much longer time. Also gopher is much easier to order and affordable if ordering multiple records.

I needed help with two sets of homestead records and thought I had provided an attachment that I managed to leave out, but this did not slow Bob down at all. He jumped out, looked up the information online that I thought I had attached, and sent back a note confirming that he had what I was looking for. The last time I ordered something directly from the National Archives it seems like it took several months. This took less than two weeks. I don't remember the exact time frame but it was very quick in the world of [...]