I could not be happier with the service I have received from Gopher Records. Both time I have utilized this service, the turn around time was less than a week and was exactly what I wanted. I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for files from the National Archives.

Gopher Records has retrieved 4 Civil War pension files for me now, and I’ve been very happy with the quality of the scans, quick turnaround, price, and customer service. Highly recommended!

A geneology group suggested gopher to retrieve a civil war pension record of a soldier who died and his parents received his pension at seperate times. It was previously thought this soldiers father died before 1880, because his mother is by herself on a census living with another son. Turns out the father had left his mother and was still living for 20+ years longer than originally thought, and previously unknown death dates for both parents and their marriage date. Thanks gopher!

Ordering records from Gopher Records is absolutely the easiest way to get documents from the National Archives. The scans are great quality, cost is affordable and the turn around time is quick. Thank you so much for providing this service.

I was really pleased and impressed with the timely response to my request for land grant records, and for the reasonable fee to obtain copies. I will definitely use this service again as the need arises.

I knew that my great, great, great grandfather and his brothers fought in the Civil War for the 12th Kansas Regiment. Gopher was responsive and quick, providing me with medical papers, discharge papers, service records and other documents - incredible! This is as close as I'll get to Joseph, William and John and provides a peek into their lives as Civil War soldiers. Thank you Gopher for making it so easy to get this information - it's appreciated!

The Gopher Records team has been fantastic to work with! As a full-time, professional genealogist, it's so important for me to have reliable partners supporting me in securing key records from NARA! I've ben so happy with Gopher's quick turn-around time, high-quality record image files, and the personalized support!

Far faster and less hassle than dealing directly with NARA. Super quick, very responsive communication, all-around rare excellent experience. Any records I need in the future, I'm going with Gopher. Go for it!

I was thrilled by the speed, thoroughness, and thoughtful communication in response to my request for a copy of an ancestor’s Mexican War pension file. Wonderful service and high quality result—plus super fast!

My 2G grandmother married three Civil War Veterans and my research for an application to Daughters of 1812 got me thinking that the pension could be helpful in confirming their relationship etc. Thanks to gopherrecords, I learned the pension was available and free on Fold3 but they could get it for me also. Because of a second index card from the National Archives “gopher” found, I learned there was another file under her third husband’s name. My geni helper thought it probably wouldn’t be needed since it was a “rejected” application but I thought I should have it anyway, if only [...]