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Father Inama writes about how he traveled using many different modes of transportation, including trains and ships. He states that he only saw four Germans and the rest were Catholics. This observation is interesting to me because the reason why…

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…

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 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.

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 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…

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 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…

In order to overcome several German Catholics in the United States switching faiths to Protestantism as a result of a lack of priests who knew German, Father Inama Adalbert began preaching in Southern Wisconsin, more specifically in the small city of…

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…