March 13: Virginija Paplauskiene

On Sunday March 13th, after the 10:30 Mass at St. Andrew's Church in Philadelphia, Virginija Paplauskienė, curator of the Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania will address Philadelphia's Lithuanian community. Virginija Paplauskienė is the great-granddaughter of one of the sisters of Maironis. She will talk about the Maironis museum, about her work collecting emigrant literature, and about her project to collect information on emigrant museums started by pre-WWI emigrants. Virginija Paplauskiene is the author of many works and articles in Lithuania. Her presentation in Philadelphia is being organized by Amber Roots and the Lithuanian Cultural Center. All are invited to participate.