I had been curious about my great-grandfather's background as a young man serving in the Civil War as no stories about that generation had ever been passed down to me. I appreciated the service of Gopher Records in retrieving 210 pages tied to his Civil War experiences, including his pension files. I'm learning more and more about him as I work my way through, and I find it exciting to see his actual signature as well as his wife's signature along with a daughter's signature as she served as a guardian to her mother. I learned about Gopher Records [...]

I have used Gopher records twice now for Civil War records (pension, medical and service) and have been thrilled with how quickly the records arrived and how thorough the search was! I highly recommend using them. Great service, great price, great results!

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 [...]

Bob has been so helpful in my search for my Civil War Ancestors! His website is also a wealth of knowledge and helped me find even more! He even took the time to text me a photo from the NARA file so I had it in high resolution. I can't recommend Gopher Records enough and am so thankful to have found them. Thank you Bob!

Many thanks to Bob Velke and Gopher Records. In the very early 2000s, I ordered a copy of a GG grandfather's Civil War pension file from the National Archives. It contained 25 pages. The photocopies were poor quality and difficult to read. Fast forward to February 2025 when I placed an order for the digital files with Gopher. In less than 2 weeks, I received the ENTIRE file consisting of 316 pages of clearly legible text! From the file, I finally have a physical description of my GG grandfather, for whom I have no photos, and some interesting character assessments [...]

Very, very pleased with every aspect of this service and the wealth of information I received in the pension application submitted by the mother of the soldier. I really had no idea there could be so much to learn from the pension applications. Thank you so much!

A friend recommended Gopher Records and I'm thankful she did. Process to connect with Gopher Records was very easy, communication clear and had results in 2 weeks. Best part is that I did not have to travel to the National Archives to obtain these records.

Gopher was fast, accurate and complete! I had my records in DAYS! The personal communication through email was also fantastic! If you need records from the NARA, Gopher can't be beat!

I requested homestead records and received them so fast I was shocked. They were very helpful and the price was amazing. If you need any records I highly recommend using Gopher Record you won't be disappointed. I plan on using them again for my dad's WWII records.

Very rapid response, sent Name of soldier in and within a few days had a response with records requested. Very well done, emails with easy to follow instructions, payment was reasonable in price, and easy to do.