<prompt> Human: I bought share back in the mid-1980s. Left them there and frankly forgot them.I bought from a local broker it was the 80s thats how it works back then and used to get a statement from the brokerage firm they used when I bought or sold. The local broker says it was too long ago and they have no record of me, that I need to call the brokerage firm.The brokerage firm says I need proof I own the shares, but I no longer have the statement of the purchase, which seemed like a statement, not a bill of ownership. The conversation got weird when the person said I had to prove I did not sell the share. Say what? How?Are they required to keep a record of my account? This would be about 100k in stock in one company at this point.How can I prove I have an account and have shares with them?  <response>: Can you call the shareholder telephone number for the company? 