ABOUT US
Two perspectives. One shared purpose.
Strade di Memoria grew from a love of historical research, a love of travel, and a belief that family history becomes especially meaningful when we can encounter the places where it unfolded.
A family connection to the Italian Campaign
Our own interest in these journeys is personal. A great-grandfather served with the 88th Infantry Division during World War II. Following the traces of his service—military records, family memories, and the objects he brought home—has shown us how much can be discovered, and how many questions may remain.
We began imagining what it would mean to give other families the opportunity to investigate those stories and then travel together through the Italy their relatives encountered.
The people behind Strade di Memoria
An American archivist and historical researcher
As a professional archivist with graduate training in archives and American history, and experience preserving and interpreting historical collections, I bring a research-first approach to every family story. My work is grounded in original sources, careful documentation, and clear explanations of what the evidence can and cannot tell us.
I also love planning travel: connecting meaningful destinations with the small details that make a trip feel personal, comfortable, and memorable.
Niccolò · Italian co-founder and cultural perspective
Nico brings an Italian perspective and a close family connection to Osimo, in the Marche region, where his family has lived for generations. Together, we are building an experience that considers not only American military movements, but also the places and people of Italy.
Our approach
We believe a good family-history journey should be both rigorous and human. We will never turn a guess into a fact to make an itinerary more dramatic. We will also never reduce someone’s wartime experience to battles alone. The landscapes, communities, traditions, and ordinary moments matter, too.
Our goal is to give families a documented story they can keep—and an opportunity to make new memories together in the places that shaped an earlier generation.
