The Charleston Historical Society will co-sponsor its next lecture at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum at 68 Spring Street on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at 7:00 PM. The lecture, entitled, ” Charleston and Its Irish: Celebrations in the 1890s” will be presented by Stephen J. White, Sr. It relies on some of his recent research and writings on one of the most vibrant periods of Irish Charlestonians in the late 19th Century. The lecture is free and open to the public.