Members can log in to see a list of all current and previous orders. The status of each order is reflected in that list. This feature is not available to non-members. If as a non-member, for instance, you need to cancel an order, you can notify us through our Contact Us page.
When accessing the Order Form, you will first be prompted to register, log in, or proceed without a membership (i.e., as a “guest”). Or you can go directly to the Registration page or login if you are already a member.
The bundle includes a Union Civil War soldier`s Service Records and Pension File at a price that is somewhat less than ordering the two record types individually. It includes ALL of his service in cases where he served in more than one regiment. The bundle is not available for Confederate soldiers because those records are
Confederate service and pension files are not available at the National Archives. Confederate service records have been digitized and are available on Fold3.com. It is a subscription site but there are a variety of legal ways to access it for free as described on our blog HERE. Some of the records are also available for
With a FREE membership to Gopher Records, you’ll receive a discount of at least 10% off the regular retail prices of our services (excluding special orders and certifications). You will also be able to purchase gift certificates, track the status of your orders, and (optionally) be notified of drawings, sales, and other relevant news. We
We offer low flat rates because we focus on record groups that are indexed or sorted so that we can go directly to the records that interest you. We don’t have the resources to manually go through an unsorted record group and evaluate each page for whether it might interest you. Such work is very
Our expertise is with 19th-century records. They are preserved at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Washington D.C. 20th-Century records (World War 1 and later) are held at the NARA facilities in College Park, MD or St. Louis, MO and are therefore not available to us. You can find an independent researcher who
We make color copies of your documents and deliver them as downloadable PDF files. Each PDF file will contain one element from your order. That is, if you order a service file and a pension file, you will receive two PDF files. PDF files can be viewed by any version of Adobe Acrobat, including the
When you access our Order Form, you’ll be asked whether you want to Login/Register or proceed as a Guest. Members receive at least 10% off our regular retail pricing (excluding special orders) and <a href=”https://gopherrecords.com/faqs/single-faq/member/”>other benefits</a>. Membership is free and we don’t sell or share our membership list with anyone else.
No, we will not ask you to pay until the search(es) have been conducted and the documents, if found, are ready for you to download them. The ordering process will not even ask you for any payment info. So, unlike most record retrieval services, we don’t have your money while you wait for the order