Tribune photo by Ed Shannon.

Joan Claire Graham, author of three volumes of &uot;Minnesota Memories&uot; books, was the main speaker at the Albert Lea Senior Citizens Center on Monday afternoon. She’s the daughter of the late Bert and Cookie Graham and spent the first 18 years of her life in Albert Lea. During her speech she made two significant announcements. First, she’s planning to move from Maryland to the city within several weeks. And second, there will be more volumes of the Minnesota Memories books in the future.