Arriving as a young boy in Barnes County in 1881 , Andrew Ourenhagen homesteaded three miles east of what is now Litchville. He lived in a "Soddy" and plowed with oxen, as did many of his neighbors. His sisters and brother came later and lived with him.
In 1897, he married Alma Froid, who had come from Norway as a small girl. Her parents homesteaded north of Hastings in 1882.
Three children were born to the Ourenhagens on the farm.
When Litchville was founded in 1900, the farmers organized a "Farmers Store." Andrew Ourenhagen and K. Wangrud took over the store in an effort to make it profitable, but their efforts failed.
The Imanuel Lutheran Church was organized largely through the efforts of Ole Dahl and Andrew Ourenhagen.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 189