Nina, nice to hear from you. No connection that I know of between families, but I bet if we go far enough back there probably is. My husband's grandparents were from Sicily as well, and my research says lots and lots of Iacona/Iaconos were from Sicily. We've been there when my husband was still in the Air Force, to Sicily that is. Here's a funny coincidence too. You said your relatives maiden name was Taormina, we stay in Taormina, Sicily. It is a lovely town overlooking the sea. Do you know if that is where she is from. If you want, contact me at
cmi51@aol.com. My son lives out in California, outside LA.