Family search leads to re-dedication of abandoned Maine cemetery

Bob Whittaker of Chepachet, Rhode Island, looks on as historian Patti Leland takes a walk around on Thursday near the fallen headstone of William Norris in a formerly abandoned cemetery off Route 3. Whittaker and his cousins bought the parcel that contains the old cemetery, where they believe that two of their ancestors are buried. Buy Photo Bob Whittaker of Chepachet, Rhode Island, and historian Patti Leland talk about family connections and the cemetery on Thursday in Trenton.