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MikeI have done presentations in my community. The grade school that I was at was very fun. I started my presentation at about 1 in the afternoon, and ended around 2:30 or so. The teacher said she never saw her third grade class sit still, for such a long period of time. Anyway...the one thing I did was to remember, that a very tiny percentage of kids in the third grade, even know who Foxx, Wagner, Cobb, Cy Young and the like are. And they certainly cannot relate to late 19th century things. So you somehow have to make it relevant for them. I brought a lot of things into the classroom, so that they would have something to touch, or to look at. Graded tombs sure made it easy to pass things around the room. For those who detest graded cards, it was good they were encased. It's been a few years, so I can't exactly recall which particular things I brought in. But I had a lot of fun, as did they. Just remember to keep it somewhat relevant. maybe you can talk briefly on how the rules have changed, since the 19th cen. The possibilites are endless. I also brought in some puckett things, kent hrbek etc. etc. Except kids now, don't even hardly remember Puckett or Hrbek. etc. etc. Sad that we are aging so quickly...Good luck.