Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24846659-20140813193020/@comment-24936039-20141017200252

Haven't seen this mentioned or speculated on, but in S04E01 when Elsa discovered her parents diary, maybe the entry was about Auntie Vanilla and not Elsa?

As far as Auntie Vanilla being a social worker/foster mom of Teen Emma (presumably in the Boston area) working\agent for Gold, I don't see how she how this would be possible, since between 1983 (Welcome to Storybrooke) and 2011 (pilot), Gold's memories of being Rumples was suppressed by the 1st curse.