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In this diary entry Father Inama talks about his experiences when he first came to the United States. He says that he was dressed like a European and because of this everyone could pinpoint him and knew that he was a foreigner. One of the first…

Father Inama and Father Gartner performed missionary work together once they both got to the states safely. Together they were two priests strong in trying to spread the Catholic faith and the mission of the Wilten Abbey. This diary entry explains…

This is an image of a map in Father Gartner's diary of his trip from Europe across the Atlantic Ocean to the coast (New York area) and then eventually to the Midwest where he met up with Father Inama to do their missionary work together. This image…

This page in his journal is especially interesting because of the detailed drawing of Sac Prairie, here Inama settled in 1845. The Wilten Mission in the USA in the 19th century states: "Adalbert Inama arrived on November 25, 1845 in Sac Prairie. He…

This page is a report and sketch to the Archbishop of Vienna from February 1846. He reports that he secured posession of 420 acres of land: 100 acres were a present from the count, 80 acres he bought on credit, 80 acres he had secured through his…

This was the first "St.Norbert's House in Roxbury in 1846. In the book "The Wilten Mission in the USA in the 19th Century, it quotes Father Inama's enthusiasm for building this log cabin, which would also become a place of worship. You can see from…

The following pictures are a collection of Father Maximilian Gärtner's letters and diaries, which he wrote while traveling throughout Europe with Father Inama Adalbert O.Praem. The letters and diaries tell stories of the different countries he has…

This is "Old St. Joes" before its renovation in 1999. As you can see, it's appearance is very similar to St.Norbert's church in Roxbury. Catholic Churches in general are built to resemble each other with characteristics like rose-stained glass…

In 1990, the parish began a five year plan to improve the exterior structure and interior of the church. Father Jim Stein, O. Praem. was the pastor and Jeff Kanzelberger of the college administration led the repair work.The Norbertine order funded…

This marker commemorates Father Inama's hand built log cabin. It reads "He came to the Roxbury-Sac Prairie area in November 1845. Early the nect year he built an 18x20 foot log cabin one mile west of here on the banks of Madison Creek which flows…