McMillan, Sr. Mary Guido

An oral history of Sister Mary Guido McMillan, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1925 until 1995. The interview was conducted by Sister Marie Corona Miller on January 14, 1987.

Sister Mary Guido McMillan was born on April 23, 1907 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Daughter of William McMillan and Jessie Castner, Virginia Helen McMillan entered the community on May 3, 1925 as Sister Mary Guido McMillan.

Sister Mary Guido served as a teacher and administrator in Catholic schools throughout western Pennsylvania for 52 years. She served her entire teaching career in schools within the Diocese of Pittsburgh, except for one six-year term as principal of Sacred Heart, Greensburg. Among the schools she served were Holy Innocents, Sheraden; St. Joseph, Sharpsburg; St. Anselm, Swissvale; St. Irenaeus, Oakmont, St. Keiran, Lawrenceville; Sacred Heart, Greensburg; Sacred Heart, East End, Pittsburgh; Resurrection, Brookline; St. Philip, Crafton; and St. James, Wilkinsburg. After she retired from teaching, she helped care for the elderly.

Sister Mary Guido earned her B.Ed. in Elementary Education from Duquesne University in 1946.

Sister Mary Guido McMillan passed away on November 9, 1995 at the age of 88.