For the Centenary of the Dominican Sisters of King William’s Town, 1877 – 1977, Sr Marietta Gouws wrote the following History:
Chapters of the Book (pdf files – without images)
Introduction Prologue: Early Dominican Missions in Africa

Chapter 1 Catholicism in S A early 19th Century
Chapter 2 Rising to the Challenge
Chapter 3 ‘King’ Convent, Motherhouse in King William’s Town
Chapter 4 The Seventh Frontier War
Chapter 5 Growth of the Community
Chapter 6 East London, Early Expansion
Chapter 7 Extended Activities
Chapter 8 Natal
Chapter 9 Potchefstroom
Chapter 10 Klerksdorp
Chapter 11 Rhodesia
Chapter 12 Izeli, King William’s Town
Chapter 13 Mother Mauritia Tiefenboeck
Chapter 14 Mater Infirmorum
Chapter 15 Graaff-Reinet
Chapter 16 East London, Maris Stella
Chapter 17 Fort Beaufort
Chapter 18 Queenstown
Chapter 19 St Immaculata, Schlehdorf and Branches
Chapter 20 Cradock
Chapter 21 Johannesburg, Belgravia
Chapter 22 Mother Euphemia Koffler
Chapter 23 A Mottled Sky
Chapter 24 Transvaal, Witbank
Chapter 25 N Transvaal, Potgietersrus
Chapter 26 Transvaal, Ermelo
Chapter 27 Stutterheim
Chapter 28 Springs, Brakpan, Nigel
Chapter 29 Mother Eleonora Petitpierre
Chapter 30 East London, Cambridge – St Pius
Chapter 31 England, Hinckley, Stoke Golding, Nuneaton
Chapter 32 Mother Jacoba Zirn
Chapter 33 Johannesburg, Melrose, St Vincent School for the Deaf
Chapter 34 Johannesburg, San Salvador
Chapter 35 Mother Clare Huber
Chapter 36 Holland, Venlo
Chapter 37 Queenstown, St Catherine’s Nursing Home
Chapter 38 Umlamli Mission Hospital
Chapter 39 East London, Mater Dei Private Hospital
Chapter 40 Queenstown District – Glen Grey Mission Hospital
Chapter 41 Mother Augustine Geisel
Loreto fire
Silver Star and K.C.B.U.
Marian Year
Lourdes Convent
East London – Hill Crescent, St Anne’s
Keiskammahoek
Rustenburg
Zeerust
Peddie
Groblersdal
Chapter 43 Ireland: Upton; Bandon; Tralee
Chapter 44 Springs, St Mary’s Maternity Home
Chapter 45 Welkom
Part Two – Missionary Endeavour
3 King William’s Town, St Joseph’s School
4 East London, St Francis Xavier Convent
5 Cradock, Holy Rosary Convent
6 Potchefstroom, St Louis Bertrand Mission
7 and 8 Northern Transvaal, M’Phatlele Clinic and Subiaco Mission
9 and 10 Queenstown, St Theresa’s Mission and Fort Beaufort, St Joseph’s Mission
13 and 14 Northern Transvaal, Setali, St Scholastica’s Mission
16 East London, Duncan Village, St Peter Claver Mission; Sr Aidan Quinlan
17, 18 19 20 Queenstown, Lady Frere, Pimville, Kliptown
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Evaton, St Mary’s Clinic Stutterheim, Payneville, St John’s Convent Middelburg, Zigudu Queenstown, St Patrick’s Ginsburg
27, 28, 29 St Thomas College Village Main, Berejena, Matibi
32 Latin America, Bolivia
33 Latin America, Ecuador