frontier and is still an important part of Alberta history. Legacy Ware is the subject of a biography, John Ware's Cow Country by J. W. Grant MacEwan (Edmonton: Institute of Applied Art, 1960. Second edition, Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1973. Third edition, Vancouver: Greystone Books, 1995.) The book, "High Rider" by Bill Gallaher features a fictionalized account Ware's life and exploits. (Touchwood Editions. ). A children’s book, “Howdy, I’m John Ware” by Ayesha Clough, with illustrations by Hugh Rookwood, was published in 2020. Red Barn Books. . Several geographical features near the Wares' ranch are named in their honour: John Ware Ridge (formerly Nigger John Ridge) Mount Ware Ware Creek Other namesakes include "John Ware Junior High School" in southwest Calgary, the John Ware building at Calgary's Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), a polytechnic undergraduate college, and the John Ware 4-H Beef Club in Duchess, Alberta. In 1958 the modest log cabin that was the family home from 1900 to 1905 was relocated from its prairie setting near Millicent, Alberta, to the Red Deer River valley in Dinosaur Provincial Park, about 20 kilometres to the east. The cabin was restored and rededicated in 2002. Diamond Joe White, a musician from Alberta, has released a song titled "High Rider: The John Ware Story". None of John and Mildred's five children who lived to adulthood had descendants. Their last surviving daughter, Nettie, died on her 96th birthday in March 1989 in Vulcan, Alberta. Their last son, Arthur, died in Burnaby, British Columbia, in May 1989; however, relatives of Mildred Ware still reside in New Jersey and British Columbia. In 2006, a small fragment of wood from the cabin at Dinosaur Provincial Park was contributed to the Six String Nation project. The fragment now serves as the topmost element on the pick-guard assembly of Voyageur, the guitar at the heart of the project. Canada Post issued a commemorative stamp featuring John Ware, to celebrate Black History Month 2012. He is the subject of Cheryl Foggo's 2020 documentary film John Ware Reclaimed. In 2022, John Ware was designated as a person of National Historic Significance by the Government of Canada. References External links "Ware, John" at The Canadian Encyclopedia "Who Was John Ware?" from Alberta Parks "John Ware, Canada's Legendary Cowboy (1845-1905)" A personal account and history of John Ware and his family, including his daughter Mildred Ware. Year of birth uncertain