In May 1906, George Pearkes went to Canada and began working on a farm near Red Deer, Alberta, which was run by the Berkhamsted Headmaster, Dr. Thomas C. Fry, as a school farm for Berkhamsted boys.  Pearkes remained there for two years, then took a job at a nearby farm to gain more experience.  In 1909, he set up his own homestead site on a quarter-section near Dovercourt, Alberta.  In 1910, his brother Edward, who had also been at the Berkhamsted Farm, joined him on the homestead.  Later that year, their mother and sister also moved to Canada (Pearkes's father remained in England), settling with George and "Ted" on the farm.

Photo:  This house was built on the Pearkes homestead a few miles from Dovercourt, west of the Clearwater River, in 1912.  It replaced the crude cabin George and his brother Ted had built.  (ACC 83-188 Box 1.2.5)  Image size 37KB

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