In February, 1997, the Board of Directors of the Keowee Computer Club (PC) placed a notice in the Scuttlebutt that a meeting was to be held at the Marina Activity Center for anyone who was a Macintosh computer user. The plan was to form a Special Interest Group within the framework of the Keowee Computer Club if there seemed to be sufficient interest  
     Since 23 persons attended the meeting, it was obvious that there was a high level of interest so the question was asked if there was anyone who would be willing to form the group. Jack Leitch and Owen Mahan spoke up simultaneously to say they would do it. Jack and Owen decided to work together to determine what would be the best type of organization. 
    A committee of Jack and Owen and two other interested Mac users met at Jack’s home to work out the details. An initial meeting was scheduled at the Marina Activity Center on March 11, 1997 with 24 persons in attendance. Additional organizational meetings were held during March and April and on May 20, 1997, the first official meeting was held. The minutes state the attendance was 33. After some discussion, it was decided by vote not to become a subsection of the Keowee Computer Club and that our best interests would be served by forming an independent group. 
     The name KeyMac Club was adopted and the following were elected as officers:
President - Jack Leitch
Vice President - Owen Mahan
Secretary - Alan Houtzer
Treasurer - Marie Murphy

     It was decided to have an initial assessment of  $10.00 to purchase hardware, software, and other necessary items and set an annual dues of $15.00. Since insufficient funds were available to purchase projection equipment, the PC club was contacted regarding using their equipment and a lease amount of $10.00 per month negotiated.
    Regular monthly meetings were begun in June  at the Marina Activity Center using a member’s personal computer. According to the first edition of the newsletter, The KeyMac Journal, which was was published in October, 1997 with George Hammond as the editor, the  September meeting was “essentially a bull session conducted by Paul Porter and Owen Mahan.”  A Program Committee was formed, and Jack Leitch was authorized to pursue the purchase of an Apple refurbished Power PC computer so the presenter of the program would not have to disconnect and lug his own desktop computer to the meetings (this was before any Club member had a laptop.) It was announced that Jack Leitch would present  a program on Mail Merge at the October meeting.  
     Soon a membership roster was compiled along with names of members who were willing to help solve problems for less experienced users. The records indicate that the average attendance through the end of 1997 was 22 members. Beginning in the Spring of 1998 classes were held on several subjects to assist the membership. Similar classes have been given every Spring since.      
     The Club grew slowly at first, but within a few years reached a membership of 65-70 members. In November of 2006, the KeyMac Club began a web site, and in January of 2007 the KeyMac Club was recognized by Apple as an official Macintosh User's Group. The membership of the Club has changed over the years, it ts still a viable group with continued growth.