9/1/2007
By David A. Fryxell
Does your family tree forecast call for sunshine or clouds? We rank the five most- and least-researchable European ancestries, and give advice for weathering the storms.

Depending where your ancestors came from, researching them might be a breeze - or rain showers might threaten to drown out your genealogical parade. Say you could choose your ancestry: What national origins would you wish for?