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East Hampton Village Hall Gets Glimpse of Family and Local History With Hooked Rug Installation

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Mary Ella Moeller with Village Historian Hugh King, left, and Mayor Jerry Larsen, right. Her mother's hooked rug, which depicts East Hampton history, is on the stairs near the entrance of Village Hall. JACK MOTZ

Mary Ella Moeller with Village Historian Hugh King, left, and Mayor Jerry Larsen, right. Her mother's hooked rug, which depicts East Hampton history, is on the stairs near the entrance of Village Hall. JACK MOTZ

A piece of the rug reading

A piece of the rug reading "Parsons." Mary Ella Moeller's mother married into the Parsons family, who arrived in town in 1648. JACK MOTZ

Walking up the stairs at Village Hall is now a history lesson, Village Historian Hugh King said. JACK MOTZ

Walking up the stairs at Village Hall is now a history lesson, Village Historian Hugh King said. JACK MOTZ

authorJack Motz on Aug 27, 2025
In 1952, The New York Post published an article about a woman, Edith Parsons, who was working on a rug that depicted the history of her family, who arrived in... more

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