Bob and crew went way out of their way to retrieve the requested records within a week. But, he also found additional pertinent records which I didn't even know existed for a Civil War pension. I had previously ordered the exact same records through the National Archives (NARA) well over 6 months ago. NARA continuously sent me the wrong files and/or still haven't gotten back to me, despite emailing 10+ times and notifying them of the errors. I absolutely, positively will never use any other service other than Gopher Records. I suppose if you [...]

I highly recommend Gopher Records. They were great to work with and I had the information I requested in less than two weeks and at a very reasonable price. I would definitely use them again.

We needed a Civil War pension file quickly and turned to Gopher Records. Bob was able to fulfill our order the next day. We appreciated the fast, professional, and affordable service!

I asked for the complete file and received it right on the date promised. The company was highly recommended to me and that was a great recommendation!

I had a great experience with Gopher Records. I initially wasn’t sure if they could obtain a 1920 census record for a civilian, since I thought they mainly handled veterans or military records. I decided to inquire anyway, and I’m really glad I did. Bob was incredibly responsive—he replied quickly and even shared his schedule so I’d know what to expect and could plan around my timeline. That level of transparency was really helpful. Once I placed my order through the link he provided, everything went smoothly from there. I also really appreciated that I wasn’t asked to pay until they [...]

I have used another service in the past. Gopher Records is by far better.

Bob Velke with Gopher Records is the best. I am an avid genealogist and had been trying to get my great-grandfather's Civil War records for several years. Covid made the ability to get them even more trying. I contacted Bob in mid-August of 2022 and received Grandpa's pension and service records in a few weeks. I received over 130 pages of documentation that I was able to download. I'm still pouring over all of the information, but it has helped me immensely to understand more about his life, his disabilities, and their cause, his [...]

As a first time customer, I'm very pleased by the prompt and complete pension file documents from NARA that Gopher Records obtained on my Civil War ancestor.

Thank you so much to Bob for obtaining land records so quickly and even locating an additional file for us! After having waited and waited before receiving orders from National Archives it was such a pleasure to get the information in days, not months and months!

Gopher Records did a fabulous job of finding all the available records for a great great grandfather who was a Union soldier. We learned about parts of his military record that were completely unknown to us before. One of the best advantages was we were not charged for records that couldn’t be found/weren’t there. Fast service. I highly recommend them!