
Kelly Francis-Love is originally from Columbus, Ohio. She has a Bachelor’s in zoology from Miami University and a Master of Library and Information Science from Kent State University. She moved to Texas in 2017 to accept a position as the archivist at the Museum of South Texas History. She has also worked as the curator at the McAllen Heritage Center and as a temporary archivist at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She has been the Collections Manager at the Iwo Jima Monument and Museum with the Texas Historical Commission since 2024.






