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As the holidays are now upon us, we are excited to share this personal memory from Joanna Miller —granddaughter of Walt Disney. From all of us at The Walt Disney Family Museum, we hope you enjoy this story, and wish you a happy, happy Thanksgiving!

For any of our dedicated followers who find themselves in the Los Angeles area, check out an exciting exhibition D23 presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives at The Reagan Library.

Each month, we introduce you to one of our Members. This month, we’d like you to meet Heather Werth, who is not only one of our amazing, talented, and gracious volunteers, but also has an individual membership to our museum!

Museum Educator Hillary Lyden gives a voice to teachers and students on our museum blog, and has started this resource for both inspiration and career conversations in the fields of Imagineering, animation, and the arts.

In the spring of 2009, The Walt Disney Family Museum approached veteran filmmaker Don Hahn (whose credits include The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast) with a proposal to create a film that would celebrate the holidays through the eyes of Walt Disney. Under the direction of the Walt Disney Family Foundation, the genesis of this idea became Christmas with Walt, an enchanting fifty-one minute film exclusive to the Museum during the holiday season.

With the holidays quickly approaching, we are happy to have the Presidio Trust pen for us a little historical background on the ceremonial tree lighting, which has been a decades-old tradition here in our beautiful Presidio of San Francisco.

One hundred and eleven years ago on December 5, 1901, in the upper bedroom of Elias and Flora Disney's Tripp Avenue home in Chicago, Illinois, Walter Elias Disney was born.

It’s hard to be anything but inspired when looking at all of the incredible artwork and careful planning that went into making Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Education Department wanted to offer a special activity to celebrate the power of story with the classes who book school experiences.

Each month, we ask a staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and personal tidbits. This month, in celebration of our new major exhibition-- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic--we're thrilled to introduce to you someone who played an integral part in getting this exhibition up and running. So today we're asking BEN PETERS... what do YOU do?!

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Roger Broggie Jr., whose death was caused by a head injury sustained from a fall while working on a parade float in his Oregon hometown yesterday...

Each month, we introduce you to one of our Members. In the spirit of the holidays, we’d like you to meet Les Mize who has an individual membership to our museum... and would like you to visit him at the Mickey Mouse Christmas House on 417 Blackstone Drive in San Rafael, California!

December 18, 1933,Walt received some whispered news at a studio luncheon, mumbled a hasty thank-you to the assembled guests, grabbed his hat, and bolted from the room.

Among the personal family items on display at The Walt Disney Family Museum are two very special bracelets. One, the "Oscar Bracelet", and the second, the Cartier Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs bracelet...

Seventy-five years ago on this exact day, Walt Disney's first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premiered at Carthay Circle Theater on December 21, 1937.

This month’s Quintessential Classic takes a look at a Holiday Tradition that Walt Disney established during Disneyland’s first Christmas Celebration in 1955, participated in each year during his lifetime, and that continues to be a highlight of the Park’s holiday celebration today... The Disneyland Christmas Parade!

Wishing you a [name of dwarf] holiday season from The Walt Disney Family Museum.

Of the hundreds of awards received by Walt Disney throughout his career, the most impressive and celebrated are arguably his collection of Academy Awards. Commonly known as Oscars, several examples stand out as testaments to some of the key moments of Walt’s filmmaking career.

Each month, we ask a staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and personal tidbits. This January, we ask Mary Beth Culler... what do YOU do?

Did the holidays make you think about preserving the precious memories created by you and your loved ones? These days, digital media makes it very easy to document our lives. However, preserving and conserving historical media is much more challenging....

It’s been an exciting time for the Public Program and Education Departments at The Walt Disney Family Museum, and it's only going to get better…