When the National Baton Twirling Association crowned its first Miss Majorette of America in 1947, the title went to a 17-year-old from Menasha, Wisconsin, named Rosemary Schwebs. Nearly eight decades later, her victory remains one of the most significant milestones in baton twirling history. Long...
At the height of America’s majorette craze, a wide variety of baton twirling dolls and toys were available to children including this yarn craft kit, Margie the Majorette. Produced in the early 1960s by Lisbeth Whiting Co., Inc., Jamaica, New York, it was one of a series of six kits. Others...
