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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…

The following pictures depict Father Inama's travels and thoughts about his travels during his beginning years of missionary work. As noted, he was born in Austria and participated in several missionary travels in Europe and then extended his…

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…

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…

This is the Wilton Abbey in Austria. Austria is where Father Inama grew up and all of his missionary work was under the supervision and direction of the Wilton Abbey. The Abbey was founded in 1138 and then remodeled in the 17th century. The Wilton…

St. Norbert’s Church was the first church in the area of Dane County. It has always been the focal point of the community and Father Inama Adalbert O.Praem was responsible for its creation. A separate school building was built later on in the…

This is a plaque near St.Norbert's Church in memory of Father Inama Adalbert. It highlights where he was born, where he traveled to, and when he came to Roxbury, WI. It also tells us that he was the first resident catholoc priest. It tells us all of…

This is the present day St. Norbert's Church. This church shares several similarities with the church on the St. Norbert campus, Old St. Joseph's. The steeple as well as the brick are very similar to Old St. Joseph's Church in De Pere, Wisconsin. …

After Reverand Inama retired in 1873. He only had a few years to enjoy his retirement. He died on October 18, 1879, and because he was so important to the history of Dane county and the catholic roots he established there, the community felt he…

The St. Norbert House was a log cabin that Father Inama built himself. This, along with several other contributions, prove to what great extent Father Inama went in order to spread the Catholic faith as well as to make sure that his parishioners'…