DivyanshJim Parker
Jim Parker was a volunteer that was leading one of the teams of the volunteers. Jim Parker was one of the greatest volunteers amongst the whole group of 40 volunteers. Jim invested too much of his time and labor as a member of the archaeology team on the premises and what he found was worth all the pain.
The Training
Around 40 volunteers along with Jim took part in special training in research techniques that were aimed at providing invaluable services and help to the staff. The training that these volunteers received was from the courses that were offered by the National Fund and Jim had been a part of the team of the volunteers for the past 6 years.
Prominent Areas
The amount of time that Jim had invested was one of the reasons that he was able to discover something of this huge relevance. During the project, a considerable portion of the rooms of the manor and the mansion were searched which included the Ballroom, the King’s Room, and Cartoon Gallery by the volunteers but no discovery was comparable to the one of Jim’s.
Jim’s Discovery
While exploring the rooms Jim Parker came across something that no one could believe. While exploring the Cartoon Gallery that mainly goes by the name Southern Barracks, he found two notes. To be precise, in the attic above the Cartoon gallery he found two letters that are pretty lucky to have survived given the condition of the attic and the time for which they were lying there.
The Usual Stuff
In the daily preservation schedule, the volunteers and the staff usually come across various stuff that includes old animal bones, rusty nails, old writings, etc. Many a time, the items that are discovered are the litter that the visitors or the people who worked there or lived there might have dropped, but these items are considered almost worthless.
Something Unusual
The process of finding animal bones and the litter was the same for Jim. In the beginning, while searching the South Barracks mostly what Jim found was animal bones, but then he stumbled across the letters. “I was very excited to see some pieces of paper hidden underneath some rush matting,” said Jim.