James Leary, UW-Madison Emeritus Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies & Co-founder, Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, left, and Scott Roller, collections manager for the Wisconsin State Historical Society, converse about artifacts related to Wisconsin folk musicians working in the mid-20th century at WHS’ Archives Facility in Madison, Wis. Thursday, May 2, 2024. Field recordings made by Wisconsin musicians in the 1930’s and 1940’s and catalogued as the Wisconsin Folksong Collection, 1937-1946, have been inducted by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL