If you have Ritz Crackers, Animal Crackers, or Shredded Wheat on your shelves, you have a little bit of my family's history.

1902 – A box of Animal Crackers sold for 5 cents in 1902.

After more than a century behind bars, the beasts on boxes of animal crackers are roaming free. Mondelez International, the parent company of Nabisco, has redesigned the packaging of its Barnum’s ...