Gutzon Borglum Archives

Four Faces, One Family, and the Unfinished American Story

July 3, 2026 by C.J.

Myself and my brother Mark at Mount Rushmore, Summer 1987

This is the first of three reflections I hope to offer in honor of this three-day holiday weekend in the United States, and also in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States of America. On July 4, 2026, our country marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a milestone … Read more

The Borglum Estate and the Birth of the Czechoslovak Dream

May 23, 2026 by C.J.

Army training camp, possibly at Borglum Estate, Stamford, CT.

There are moments in history that seem almost too improbable to be real. Young men working beneath the smokestacks and stockyards of South Omaha, Czech immigrants who had crossed an ocean seeking peace and stability, boarded trains eastward toward Stamford, Connecticut, not for factory work or ordinary opportunity, but to prepare themselves for war on … Read more

Four Faces, One Family, and the Unfinished American Story

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