Kirsten Belisle

Kirsten Belisle is from Roscoe, Illinois, and she is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Museum Studies at Western Illinois University-Quad Cities. As an intern for the Cody Firearms Museum, Kirsten will create educational programming in the gallery space and assist with a visitor studies campaign within the museum. She has many interests in the history field, but a few include paleography (the study of old writing), US railroad history, and the role firearms played in developing leisure culture.