Gopher Records is a great asset to anyone who is looking for records from NARA. I will definitely be using them in the future.

Process was straightforward. The images I received were excellent quality. Communications were quick and helpful when I had an issue. I would use again and recommend to other researchers.

On the basis of a recommendation from the teacher of a Civil War genealogy class I took at the library, I tried this service. It was soooo much faster than going through the government! Everything was done so thoughtfully and professionally. I was very impressed. And the cost was less than the government too!

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.

I'm very pleased with the service I got from Gopher Records. It was quicker and more affordable than NARA. The amount of information discovered was surprisingly small relative to what could be expected, so I was very pleased when Bob gave me excellent suggestions based on his expertise on where to search next. I'd definitely recommend this service to anyone.

I ordered Civil War records for my great great grandfather through the website. The process was easy and I received the records in 9 days. They provided so much additional information and a better picture of my ancestor’s life. Thank you!

Gopher Records has retrieved several pensions for me. I could not be happier with their service and price. Each has contained valuable information--much of it containing sole-source genealogical facts. I have found pension fraud, child abandonment, bigamy, communications of historic import, and a physical artifact. Until you see a full pension packet, you have little idea how much you can get to know ancestors via them. The enclosed image is just the latest amazing discovery. James Thomas' life was not very well documented in the usual family tree hangouts like Ancestry and FamilySearch. The reason is hidden in his pension [...]

I had never heard of Gopher Records until I read a post on the Adams County, Ohio Genealogy Researchers Facebook Group telling how Gopher Records helped find some very helpful pension records. Okay, I thought. I'll give it a try. I filled out a request that very same day for the Civil War Pension file for my Second Great Grandfather Benjamin Truitt. Within a few days I received an email saying my file was ready to download. Three characteristics about Gopher Records stand out for me. One, they are very personable in their email responses. Maybe this tells me [...]

Almost unbelievable response to my request for Civil War records, just a matter of days! Looks like a very thorough search of records and delivery back to me. Worth the cost for sure. ( I found your name / advertisement in "The Banner " , the quarterly magazine of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. ) Thanks again, my second time using your service.

I had ordered a record through the National Archives then found out the wait time was up to 90 days. The next day I learned about Gopher Records from a friend who used their services praising their quick turn around. I messaged Gopher Records and received a return message that same day. After explaining my situation with NARA and the records I was looking for, Bob Velke let me know which records were available for my research and helped me to understand that what I had ordered through NARA was not what I actually wanted. I was able to [...]