Easy to order, quick to received documents. I have used Gopherrecords often and will continue to do so.

I would like to recommend the use of Gopher Records for NARA retrieval. I used Bob to retrieve my civil war ancestor's medical cards. I knew that my ancestor had been shot in the knee and was curious what kind of medical records were available. I was impressed with the quick turn around to my request. I received my cards quickly and appreciated the communication I received from the business. I had a question about the records and was impressed with the detailed response. The fees are very reasonable. I will use Gopher Records the next time I need [...]

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.

I have use Gopher Records multiple times with great success each time. The service is thorough, prompt, reasonable, and friendly. I have been able to use the information found in Civil War pension files to fill in gaps in my family's genealogy tree. Obtaining letters, copies of depositions, testimonials, etc. in your ancestor's own handwriting or signed by your ancestor is fascinating. I also help visitors to the Gettysburg National National Military Park research their Civil War ancestors or ancestors that served in other wars and conflicts. I ALWAYS recommend Gopher Records as a fantastic resource.

GopherRecords did a fantastic job helping to find information a couple of substitutes for the USCT in the Civil War. Their communication and responsiveness from start to finish was excellent. Bob and the team accomplished what I had been trying for weeks to solve on my own. I will definitely use them again when I'm stumped or have trouble finding a Civil War records. I am very appreciative for all of their help!

I heard about Gopher on a Civil War Facebook page I’m a member in, and didn’t have high expectations for affordability OR quick turnaround. Let’s face it: Genealogy work is endlessly disappointing with costs and time to wait to receive what you’re looking for. I filled out a free records assessment and Bob replied within two days (incredible!) with a level of detail I didn’t expect from a free evaluation. I had initially only hoped to find medical records of my ancestor’s injuries, but Bob found some interesting paperwork filed by a Congress member, so I ended up ordering [...]

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 [...]

My files were ready sooner than expected and the scans were well done! Very happy to have copies of these records

I’ve used Gopher Records multiple times for Civil War pension records. Invaluable archive of information often with information written by the veteran himself and those that knew him. All at an incredible price. Highly recommended.

I have ordered multiple Civil War records and Land Entry Case files through Gopher Records. One of the things I really appreciate is that they are very consultative and go above and beyond For one order they pointed me to where my ancestor's Civil War CSMR was on Fold3 (last name Smith and a very common first name no less) and did not charge me for it. They really go out of their way for their customers. They are also incredibly fast in retreiving the records and the scans are high quality. I can't [...]