Homestead of Jadvyga Vailionienė-Andriulionytė
Jadvyga Andrulionytė-Vailionienė. Literature and press worker. She was born in the village of Demeniškės, Lazdijai district, where she grew up, graduated from primary school and lived until 1963, later moving to Avižieniai. She inherited her love for the pen from her uncle, the writer Albinas Andrulionis. Since 1991 she has been a member of the Lithuanian Rural Writers' Union.
Jadvyga Vailionienė lived a beautiful and meaningful life, reached her 91st birthday, and left more than ten books, which will serve as encyclopedias for future generations - of the customs of her land, the sonorous and singing Dzūkija dialect, and the relationships between people of Dzūkija.
"A day spent without a smile is a day lost... Read, smile, and the world will smile back at you" - wrote Jadvyga Andrulionytė - Vailionienė.
In 2022 a commemorative plaque was erected at the birthplace of Jadvyga Andrulionytė - Vailionienė.