This museum is situated at St. Leon in the Municipality of Lorne. Among its exhibits is the former Theobald School building. It is open during the summer on Sundays from noon to 4:00 PM, and Mondays to Fridays from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and year-round on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children 6 and under. Contact the museum at 204-242-4374 or cistleon@gmail.com.
Also at the site is a shelter with a stone hearth commemorating the legacy of a gathering on 1-3 August 2003 of the descendants of the four Labossiere pioneer families in St. Leon: Edouard and Edmire, Joseph and Adeline, Gedeon and Adelaide, and Alexis and Exilda.
St. Leon Interpretive Centre (October 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina
The former Theobald School building, now located at the St. Leon Interpretive Centre (October 2013)
Source: Alan Mason
The former Theobald School building at the St. Leon Interpretive Centre (October 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Picnic shelter commemorating four Labossiere pioneer families (October 2021)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.36285, W98.58830
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Theobald School No. 1415 (Municipality of Lorne)
We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 October 2021
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