My cousin and I decided to use Gopher Records to help us get the pension and service records for our 2X great-grandfather from the Civil War. The records were somewhat complicated as our grandfather served in three different units in the Union Army using three alias. In just over a week we had all of the records from all three units and all three names including the pension file. We were so excited to get the information and pleased that we had received it so quickly. The entire file was nearly 400 pages and we are still going through it but [...]

I was expecting it to take much longer to get the records back, but not only were they fast, but the quality of the scanned images was high. I would recommend this service to anyone!

Deciding to order the Civil War Pension File, I went on the Natl Archives website to do so. I ran into difficulties filling out their form. With that difficulty, I went on Facebook Group Random Act of Genealogical Kindness and asked others if they had similar problems. Several suggested using Gopher Records to have them do the research. I did and I'm very pleased. I got the files in about 2 weeks (far faster than they estimated on Natl Archives website) and at $45 (far cheaper than Natl Archives website)!!! I am pleased!!!

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 received sooooo much Spanish/American War pension information from Gopher record it was amazing! In the beginning Bob Velke told me that it could take months to get my great Uncle's pension information from the National Archives......and it did.....but Bob did not forget about me and was able to get the pension records I was looking for, and so much more, like a copy of Charles' death record, the dates he mustered in and out of the army, which service of war he served in, that he received an HONORABLE discharge, which I did not have. Now that I [...]

I wrote an earlier review for a pension file I had ordered. I was so pleased with the speed and overall customer service that I ordered two additional files from Gopher. My most recent order was for a Spanish American War pension and service file, which had been challenging for me to locate. It turned out to be a bit more difficult to access than the civil war files I had ordered previously, but Gopher found the pension file for me after searching a couple of different locations. They were also able to let me know that the service [...]

Bob at Gopher Records was fast and professional. I would recommend the company to any researcher who needs help finding difficult-to-find materials. CA

I requested the pension records for my 2nd Great Grandfather and they retrieved them and sent them within a week. The cost was reasonable as I would have spent more attempting to retrieve them myself. I highly recommend Gopher.

Gopher Records puts NARA to shame! Within less than two weeks Gopher Records delivered the 253 page long pension application file full of information and other family documents.

Just as with my first order, everything was great. The speed with which I received them was amazing. I was especially surprised at the speed because I’d ordered 2 at once and got them at the same time. The pages were very clear. Communication was great. I’ll be placing all future orders with Gopher.