The Elijah Gates Camp 570 of Sons of Confederate Veterans now have a place to call their own.
Commander Noel Crowson recently purchased the building at 107 Main Street in Auxvasse and is leasing the first floor to the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Crowson said the building will be used as meeting space and to establish a research library.
The new space - which will include a permanent historical display - will help the Elijah Gates Camp better meet its mission to preserve and share their families' heritage and educate others about the Civil War.
"We plan on having open houses and educational seminars," he said. "We're still going to travel around to schools, but they can come here as well."
Crowson said the new location is a homecoming of sorts for the Elijah Gates Camp, which was started in Camp Jackson just south of Auxvasse. Camp Jackson served as the group's home from the 1870s until 1921. He said the organization is doing some research to determine the exact location of that original camp, with plans to do something special to mark that piece of their history.
Crowson said the space on Main Street will require some minor renovations - cleaning and repainting - before the SCV can move in. Crowson said the group is hoping to have the location open by April.