Henri Liboiron

1929-1996

Born in Ponteix, Henri Liboiron was a man deeply involved in his community.  He was involved in community sports and with many public, religious and social events.  Accompanied by his parents, Donat and Regina (born as a Pagé) Liboiron, he discovered a passion for archaeology when he was working on the family farm. For forty years, Henry Liboiron kept a collection of arrowheads discovered by himself and his family.

In 1979, Henry Liboiron took time to study and work almost exclusively on his grasp of archaeological knowledge. In 1980, he finally presented to the public his collection in the basement of his residence previously located at the corner of Highway 628 and Red Coat Trail road.

 

This man has contributed enormously to the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society. In addition, he wrote a number of articles and conducted several studies in his area.

 

Between 1981 and 1983, he worked on the prehistoric sites Niska and Napão, located a few kilometers from Ponteix.  As he had a passion for experimental archaeology, he loved building his own prehistoric objects based on what he found. These replicas made by Mr. Liboiron are also presented in the museum.

 

Today

 

The collection of Henry Liboiron has been housed in the Notukeu Heritage Museum since the construction of the Royer Cultural Center in 1994. The public can see the passion that he put into his collection over a lifetime of work.