"Ted" Hagell did not leave a traditional artist''s legacy in southern Alberta. Perhaps Ted''s wanderlust and many moves hindered his establishing an artist''s presence in one community, and even the quality and quantity of his work. Certainly The Galt and The Glenbow museums have collections of his work, but no one seemed aware of how extensive his body of work was. Most of the work at The Galt is crayon illustrative art and a few oils. The Glenbow collection contains black and white illustrative art from the 1930s and some oils. His sons donated Hagell''s tools of the trade to The Galt, indicating his children''s pride in him and his achievements. Archival files contained a few newspaper clippings about his family and his exhibitions. When I searched for material about his life, I found more than I could reasonably expect. There were people who knew and loved Hagell''s work. I met Burns Thomas who ranches at Twin Butte, several miles from Pincher Creek, where Ted lived for the last decade of his life. Burns was enthusiastic about the western spirit and quality of Ted''s work. I met other southern Albertans, too, who loved and appreciated the Hagell paintings, drawings, illustrative art, and writing of the "wild west." People talked about his humor, his story-telling abilities, and about his love for horses.