The runaway horse carriage

I recently found another article from 1907 that tells the story of Charles F. Biele out for a Sunday ride in Central Park.

New York Sun - September 9, 1907.

Here is a more detailed article and colorful version from a previously found article in the New York Times.

1895 Suicide of Charles F. Biele’s Father-in-Law

An August 30, 1895 article in the NY Herald provides the details of the suicide of Charles F. Biele's father-in-law, Albert Eaglau. Image of the article is below.

Albert was the second husband of Charles' mother Caroline Stellwagen Prediger. A family history record spells the last name as Eglau. There are also listings in the NYC directories for Albert Eglau and none for Albert Eaglau.

Charles F. Biele work at Dunbarton Oaks

 

My latest find is related to work done by Charles F. Biele and Sons at Dunbarton Oaks in Washington DC.  A former estate in the Georgetown area that is now a institute and research center administered by Harvard.



 In the archives, under the section Thomas T. Waterman Architectural Plans and Drawings, there is a listing for Charles F. Biele and Sons as one of the contractors that worked on the architectural plans for the 1938–1939 Plans for Byzantine Collection Wing from 1938 to 1939.

The listing is:

Charles F. Biele & Sons
39 Bethune St.
New York, N.Y.

Under the listings of plans, there are four items related to show cases that are likely related to the work of  Charles F Biele and Sons:

Details of Display Cases New Museum Wing, [bp], 2/18/1939 (initialed T.W.);

Details of Display Cases New Museum Wing, [bp], 2/18/1939, 3/1/1939 (initialed T.W.);

Details of Exhibition Cases, [bp], 4/24/1939 (initialed T.W.);

Bronze & Glass Case on Antique Wood Base, [bp], 9/26/1939 (initialed T.W.) (2 copies)

Next step is contact the institute and see what else I can find out.

First Post

This is the first post to the Biele Family blog.  This blog is a supplement to my website at www.bielefamily.com

Postings will be updates and information from the website.

That's all for now....