Michelle Williams was the 1975 Oklahoma State 2-Baton and Strut Champion. Her white boots, long gauntlets, tall tiara and baton twirling medals pinned to her costume were popular baton twirling styles in the 1970s. Also, the marks on the photo were made by a journalist’s orange grease...
The following is an example of a Governor’s Proclamation for World Baton Twirling Day, which is April 10, 2024. Feel free to use all or part and make it your own! It’s very easy to request a Governor’s proclamation. Simply call the Governor’s office in your state and ask to...
Willard Everett Roth was born in 1892 in Warren, Pennsylvania, and died at the age of 80 in Palenville, New York. As a young child, in 1898-99, he was the drum major in his father’s marching band. The Roth Band marched in parades including the parade and reception escorting soldiers home...
Dorothy Vinella Humphrey (1928-2002) was a drum major for Booker T. Washington HS, Dallas, and also Prairie View College, now Prairie View A&M University. Prairie View is a public historically black land-grant university located northwest of Houston. It was founded in 1876, and is one of...
Elaine Helen Giese was born in Illinois in 1925 and died in Florida in 1996. She is identified by her family as a world champion baton twirler. The date of this photo is circa 1940.
Louie Jolene “Jo” Hardison was a drum majorette for Olton High School, Olton, Texas, in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Olton is located south of Amarillo where Hardison was born. She lived in Dallas most of her life and died in McKinney, Texas in 2015, at the age of 91. The last photo...
This image of an early majorette troop hails from Burlington, Vermont. It is undated; however, based on the uniform style including shoes and drop waist dresses, we’re guessing it was taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Each woman carries an American flag except the leader of the troop....
A beautiful image of a majorette in the snow, circa 1939. The subject is the late Lois Jane Petersen, approximatley 17-years-old. Petersen was a member of the Great Northern Drum Corps. This picture was taken in St. Paul, Minnesota. Petersen was born in 1922 and died in 2023 at the age of...
February is Black History Month! Follow along as we share a whole new collection of historic images of Black twirlers and majorettes. Here are some pictures we’ve discovered of Langston University majorettes and twirlers. Langston is Oklahoma’s only historically black college and the...
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A photo of baton twirling friends, 1950s: “Me, Barb, Peg & Jackie.” Source: Etsy Seller I Love You More Photos
