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This is an anonymous' artist rendition of the countryside in Tryol, Austria, where father Inama spent the majority of his life before leaving for the states to complete his missionary work.

Father Inama on the left, and Father Maximilan is on the right. The pair would eventually go on to complete important missionary trips and be responsible for the roots of the cathloic churches and faith in various counties all over Wisconsin and its…

This map shows every county in which some type of missionary work took place. The missionary work is not only that of Father Inama or Father Maximilian, but the two did visit all of the counties shown on this map after coming to WIsconsin after being…

This is a chart from the book "The Wilten mission in the USA in the 19th Century." The first column is the place in Wisconsin where they were visiting. The second column represents the number of missionary visits they made while they were in that…

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…

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'…

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…

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. …

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…

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…