Harold Stead - Wife : Ruth Eleanor Children: Wallace, Sterling, Stydney. Speciality : Dairying. Hedley Stewart - Wife : Ruth Children: Howard. George Younker - Children : Edyth, Lousia, William. Wm. Younker - Wife : Janie Children: Marion, Edward. Early farming obviously meant a hard life, but nonetheless, farmers and their families always found time for entertainment. The ample ponds and brooks in the Brackley area made for fishing, boating, and swimming in the summer, and skating and hockey in the winter. Ice boat racing was popular and took place in the Charlottetown harbour. Tobaggoning and sleding that was a favourite pastime for people of all ages across the Island in winter, was more dramatic in country districts like Brackley . In cities and towns, snow drifts were not the majestic height they were in the country so, people came to places like Brackley to enjoy the fun. A common practise for farm children was to slide from the top of barns down into the snow-filled fields with squeals of delight. When the weather outside was treacherous, farm people sought entertainment indoors. Nearly every farm had an organ or piano. Frequently, a fiddle, autoharp, ukelele, or guitar was added to the ensemble. The coming of radio to Charlottetown in the mid-twenties, encouraged groups to form bands. The two radio stations, CFCY, and CHCK, broadcast several live shows by local performers. A renowned farmer from Brackley , Raymond Sellick , appeared on radio several times, frequently with Don Messer . Just recently, Mr. Sellick recorded a record album that has sold six hundred and seventy-five copies in two months. In 1939, Don Messer and the Islanders came to the fore. Their fame spread very quickly throughout the Maritimes. Not only were farm people delighted, but townspeople as well. Every Monday evening maritimers were tuned in to Don Messer and sung along with him, and his regulars. Community highlights in Brackley have included school fairs, music festivals, dance festivals, and drama festivals, all of which were made possible by the Brackley Women's Institute. Amateur plays were conceived by various communities and toured the Island, enthralling audiences. Men's choirs, Road racing, harness racing, cycling, and hunting geese, duck, fox, and partridge, were but a few of the annual events that took place in Brackley for entertainment. 16