John Ware Wore Levi’s: Buttons Found During Dig at Black Cowboy’s Homestead

Calgary archaeologists share new John Ware homestead findings

Associate professor of archaeology at UCalgary, Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer and her team shared what they uncovered during this summer’s excavation at the John Ware homestead located near Millarville, Alta.

John Ware wore Levi’s: Buttons found during dig at Black cowboy’s homestead

We’re learning more about legendary rancher John Ware, thanks to a visit to his homestead this summer by University of Calgary archaeologists – including what type of jeans he wore.

John Ware excavation site reveals legendary Black cowboy wore Levi Strauss & Co. jeans

New findings at the University of Calgary's archaeological John Ware excavation site revealed more information into the day-to-day life of the legendary rancher and one of Alberta's first non-white settlers, including that he wore Levi Strauss & Co. jeans and a toothbrush believed to belong to his wife.